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Policy 6-308: Grievances

Revision 5. Effective date: April 9, 2007.

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  1. Purpose and Scope

  2. Definitions

  3. Policy

  4. Policies/ Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms and other Related Resources

  5. References

  6. Contacts

  7. History

  1. ‌Purpose and Scope‌

    1. Purpose. [ reserved ]

    2. Scope. [ reserved ]

  2. ‌Definitions‌

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  3. ‌Policy‌

    1. Should differences arise between members of the academic community the aggrieved faculty member shall be privileged to have the case reviewed by the appropriate administrative authorities. Thereafter, the faculty member shall have the right to bring the matter to the attention of the Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights Committee. See Policy 6-002, Section 11.

    2. This section shall not be applicable to differences concerning retention, tenure, or promotion. See Faculty Regulations, Section 4 Policy 6-002, Section 1

    3. The former Faculty Regulations Chapter V Section 8 -- Requests for Opinion--has been moved to Policy 6-002, Section 11 [AFFRC] and altered.

      Sections IV- VII are for user information and are not subject to the approval of the Academic Senate or the Board of Trustees. The Institutional Policy Committee, the Policy Owner, or the Policy Officer may update these sections at any time.

  4. ‌Policies/ Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms and other Related Resources‌

    1. Policies/ Rules. [ reserved ]

    2. Procedures, Guidelines, and Forms. [ reserved ]

    3. Other Related Resources. [ reserved ]

  5. ‌References‌

    1. [ reserved ]

  6. ‌Contacts‌

    The designated contact officials for this Regulation are

    1. Policy Owner(s) (primary contact person for questions and advice): Associate Vice President for Faculty (Academic Affairs) and Associate Vice President for Faculty (Health Sciences).

    2. Policy Officer(s): Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Executive Vice President for Health Sciences.

      See Rule 1-001 for information about the roles and authority of policy owners and policy officers.

  7. ‌History‌

    Revision History.

    1. Current version. Revision 5.

      1. Approved by -- Academic Senate April 2, 2007, and Board of Trustees April 9, 2007, with effective date of April 9, 2007.

      2. Legislative History

      3. Editorial Revisions

        1. Editorially revised Oct. 10, 2008

        2. Editorially revised to remove gendered language on April 19, 2022.

    2. Previous versions.

      1. Revision 4. May 12, 1980.

    3. Renumbering

      1. Renumbered as Policy 6-308 effective 9/15/2008, formerly known as PPM 9-5.5 Sections 7 & 8, and previously as Faculty Regulations Chapter V - Sections 7, 8.

Last Updated: 9/4/25