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10. Faculty Rank: General Conditions of
Appointment
a. Full‑Time Faculty
Full‑time faculty
ranks are: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,
Professor, and University Professor and Distinguished Professor.
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below, all appointments to faculty ranks within the Washington
College of Law are on the recommendation of the faculty of
the Washington College of Law (with the concurrence of the
dean) and constitute appointments to the faculty of the recommending
school or college. Appointments
at any rank may be made jointly to two or more faculties of
the University, with the same rank in each. |
| b. Visiting Faculty |
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A person who is on leave from the full‑time
teaching faculty of an accredited college or university
or from a comparable educational, research, or policy
institution may be appointed on an annual basis as
Visiting Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting
Assistant Professor. If
full‑time faculty appointment to the University faculty
is desired, the same qualifications and procedures shall
apply as for initial appointments to full‑time faculty
ranks. Recommendations
for reappointment of visiting faculty shall be made annually. A visiting appointment should not be renewed
for more than two consecutive years.
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entitled to specific resources and access to specific facilities
of the university as determined by the dean of the college
or school to which they have been appointed.
While the conditions and prerequisites of employment
are not the same as tenure or tenure track faculty, all other
rules, policies and procedures that relate to the teaching
faculty of the university apply. |
| c. In‑Residence Faculty |
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An "In‑Residence"
faculty appointment allows for flexibility where there is
a desire to provide for the presence of a distinguished
and prominent individual to American University. The positions
that are given "In‑Residence" designation
may be full‑ or part‑time and include, but are
not limited to, Writer, Artist, Diplomat, Poet, Scholar,
Lecturer, Executive, Journalist, Jurist, Practicing Attorney,
and Emeritus In‑Residence. Such an appointment is
initiated by the Committee on Rank and Tenure with prior
consultation with the dean of the Washington College of
Law and the dean of academic affairs on behalf of the provost.
The procedures for making the appointment will be those
regularly followed for personnel appointment to full‑
and part‑time positions. The specific duties, privileges,
and remuneration of In‑Residence appointees will be
negotiated on an individual basis. In all cases of multi‑year,
In‑Residence appointments, the holder of an In‑Residence
appointment will be evaluated annually on the specifications
stipulated in the negotiated contract by the Committee on
Rank and Tenure, and the dean of the Washington College
of Law, and the dean of academic affairs. No holder of an
In‑Residence appointment may be reappointed without
a positive evaluation on the specifications stipulated in
the negotiated contract by the faculty of the Washington
College of Law, the dean of the Washington College of Law,
and dean of academic affairs.
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exception of emeriti/emeritae, no person who has served in
any other full‑time position at American University
may be appointed as In‑Residence faculty. Normally,
the In‑Residence appointments would be no more than
five years in duration, but in exceptional circumstances,
may be renewed beyond that time. |
| d. Emeriti/ae Faculty |
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A Distinguished, University
Professor, Professor or Associate Professor or Assistant
Professor, who has been a member of the full‑time
faculty of the University for eight years or more immediately
prior to retirement will be given emeriti/emeritae status
as of the effective date of retirement.
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to reasonable use of the facilities of the University. They retain their right to speak in faculty
meetings but do not have voting rights unless they are serving
as Emeriti/Emeritae‑in‑Residence.
The names of emeriti shall be included in published
faculty listings. They
may serve on committees and perform such other occasional
services as are in keeping with their desires and capabilities
and with the needs of the University. Emeriti/ae who teach for the University after
retirement shall be accorded the title of "Emerita/Emeritae-in-Residence." |
| e. Adjunct Faculty |
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Adjunct faculty ranks
are: Lecturer, Professorial Lecturer, Adjunct Associate
Professor, Adjunct Professor, Distinguished Adjunct Professor,
and the In‑Residence designations described in Section
10.c. of this Manual.
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appointee must satisfy the requirements for the rank of Assistant
Professor and shall in addition have special competence in
the particular course or clinical course for which the adjunct
faculty member is to be responsible. |
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with the approval of the Committee on Appointments. In the case of appointment or promotion to the
rank of Professorial Lecturer, Adjunct Associate Professor,
Adjunct Professor, and Distinguished Adjunct Professor, the
approval of the Committee on Appointments and/or the Committee
on Rank and Tenure is required. In addition to satisfying the requirements for
appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor, an adjunct
faculty member under consideration for promotion to the rank
of Professorial Lecturer, Adjunct Associate Professor, or
Adjunct Professor shall have at least three years satisfactory
teaching experience at this or any other accredited law school.
Acceleration in promotion based on documented exceptional
scholarship or professional service may be recommended by
the Committee on Rank and Tenure and the dean of the Washington
College of Law, consistent with the appropriate provisions
of Section 9 of this Manual. |
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| For Adjunct Professor,
either the qualifications stated for the full‑time rank
of Professor must be shown or relevant full‑time professional
responsibility and achievement, a high standing in his/her
professional field, and highly satisfactory teaching performance. |
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member may be appointed to the rank of Distinguished Adjunct
Professor. For Distinguished Adjunct Professor, either
the qualifications stated for the full‑time rank of
Professor in Section 12.d. of this Manual must be shown
or relevant full‑time professional responsibility and
exceptional achievement. Distinguished service in the candidate's professional
field or outstanding teaching performance is also required. All adjunct appointments are processed through
the office of the dean of faculties consistent with the appropriate
provisions of Sections 8.c. and 9 of this Manual. |
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faculty who has not been called upon to teach for three successive
academic years shall be removed from the roster of adjunct
faculty. Reinstatement requires compliance with the procedures
for appointment to the adjunct faculty. |
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| f. Status of Professional Staff |
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| Membership on the professional
staff of the University, including professional library staff,
professional counselors, and research specialists or scientists,
does not confer membership on the faculty.
A member of the professional staff may hold concurrent
faculty rank or receive a faculty appointment with tenure
only if appointed in accordance with the procedures governing
all faculty appointments as detailed in Section 9 of this
Manual. |
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| The director of the
Law Library of the Washington College of Law shall be accorded
the status of a faculty member and considered for promotion
along with other members of the faculty.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing at the time of initial
appointment, the director of the Law Library shall not be
eligible for tenure as a member of the faculty of the Washington
College of Law. |
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| g. Research Faculty |
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| A person engaged primarily
in research or professional activities relevant to the work
of the University may be given an appointment to the research
staff See additional information and policies concerning
research and research appointments in Research Policies
Manual (Section IV of The Manual of Information and
Procedures), the Principal Investigator's Handbook,
and in Section 11.c. of this Manual. |
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Upon the recommendation
of the Committee on Rank and Tenure, and subject to the
same review procedures as full‑time faculty appointments,
a phrase such as "with the rank of Research Assistant
Professor, Research Associate Professor, or Research Professor"
may be appended to the title, provided that research faculty
member possesses the educational and research qualifications
appropriate to the particular rank. Persons appointed with such titles shall have
the nature and extent of their duties clearly
expressed in a letter of appointment.
Such an appointment does not confer membership
on the faculty. Research faculty appointments and reappointments
are recommended by the departments and school or college,
subject to approval by the provost, and are made according
to procedures established by the provost.
A research faculty appointment expires at the end
of the appointment period unless it is renewed according
to the procedures set out by the provost.
Employment beyond the contract period cannot be
expected by a member of the research faculty. These appointments carry no implication of or
credit toward academic tenure.
Appointments may be made on a part‑time or
full‑time basis.
A person having such an appointment will normally
have his/her salary entirely funded by sources outside
the University. Exceptions
will require the written approval of the provost upon
recommendation of the dean of the Washington College of
Law and the Committee on Rank and Tenure. Research Faculty are entitled to specific resources
and access to specific facilities of the University as
determined by the dean of the college to which they have
been appointed. While the conditions and perquisites of employment
are not the same as tenure or tenure track faculty, all
other rules, polices, and procedures that relate to the
teaching faculty of the university apply.
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Occasionally,
a faculty member or scholar from another institution may
wish to have a short-term affiliation with the University
for the purpose of doing research or participating in
other scholarly, creative or professional activities. These individuals receive no compensation from
American University but may participate in campus activities
that are of mutual benefit to the individual and the University. The title of Faculty fellow may be granted to
such individuals with the understanding that they may
receive the privileges determined by the dean of the school
or college consistent with all university policies.
The appointment process follows that of adjunct
appointments for the unit.
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i. Administrative Officers and Staff Members
with Faculty Rank
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The assignment to a
University administrative or professional staff position
and the conferring of faculty rank represent separate
and distinct actions.
A member of the faculty appointed to an administrative
or staff position must understand clearly the dual nature
of his/her relationship with the University. An individual holding both an administrative/staff
position and faculty rank is subject to the rules and
regulations for both appointments.
Administrative/staff actions will be governed by
staff policies and faculty actions will be governed by
faculty policies.
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When a full‑time
member of the faculty is appointed to an administrative
or staff position, it is expected that s/he will retain
faculty status. Unless it is agreed in writing between the faculty
member and the provost (acting on the recommendations
of the dean of the Washington College of Law and the Committee
on Rank and Tenure at the time of the appointment to the
administrative or staff position) that there be an extension
of time for compliance with the requirements for promotion
and tenure, such faculty member shall be considered for
promotion in rank or for an appointment with tenure on
the same basis and after the same interval in time as
other full‑time faculty members.
Eligibility for promotion in rank or appointment
with tenure is subject to two provisos:
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• that s/he continues to participate in
the activities of the Washington College of Law; and
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• that s/he consents to teach without compensation
at least one course per year.
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Administrative and
staff appointments are made annually.
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Faculty appointments
may be made coterminously with an administrative appointment
and therefore have no implication of tenure.
The same procedures for appointment are those outlined
in section 9 of the WCL Faculty Manual.
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A recommendation involving
the faculty rank of an administrative officer or a member
of the staff shall be processed in the same manner as
any recommendation relating to full‑time faculty
members.
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limited circumstances, such as to replace faculty on leave,
to fill vacancies that occur too late for any appropriate
search to be conducted for a tenure‑track faculty appointment,
to fill a vacancy resulting from an unsuccessful search to
fill a tenure‑track
appointment, or to staff an experimental program, persons
may be appointed as temporary faculty at the rank of instructor,
assistant professor, associate professor or professor, subject
to the qualifications set out in Section 12 below.
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are for one year, except in exceptional circumstances they
may be for two years. In rare instances, reappointments may
be made for a total service in temporary ranks not to exceed
five years. If temporary faculty are subsequently appointed
to tenure‑track positions, they may waive all or part
of their prior American University service credit. |
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| k. Affiliate Faculty
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| An affiliate faculty
appointment recognizes a formal arrangement between a faculty
member and a department or teaching unit outside that of the
faculty member's primary appointment. Ordinarily, only tenured
faculty members are eligible for such an appointment. Individual
faculty members are encouraged to initiate informal discussions
regarding a possible cross‑unit affiliation with the
heads of both the primary and proposed affiliation units.
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faculty appointment must be supported by a written affiliation
agreement which describes the responsibilities and benefits
of the affiliate agreement as well as its resource implications,
if any. The extent to which the faculty member will participate
in the governance of the affiliate academic unit must be specified
in the affiliation agreement. An affiliate faculty appointment
and the related affiliation agreement must be approved by
the head of the faculty member's primary teaching unit and
dean as well as by the teaching unit head, rank and tenure
committee and dean of the proposed affiliate unit. Final approval
of an affiliate faculty appointment will be made by the dean
of academic affairs. Review criteria for affiliate faculty
appointments will be the potential affiliate's past and/or
envisaged contributions to research, teaching and/or service
in the unit where affiliation is sought. It is not necessary
that the proposed faulty affiliate have strong credentials
or a track record relevant to the proposed affiliate unit
so long as there is mutual agreement about the potential for
future contributions to the unit's mission. The term of an
affiliate appointment may vary from one to three years and
may be renewed. An affiliate faculty member will retain academic
rank held in the faculty member's primary discipline and may
use a title such as "Associate Professor of History and
Affiliate Associate Professor of Government." |
