The University enacted Policy 6-409: Graduate School Parental Leave and Rule R6-309A: Postdoctoral Fellows Parental Leave effective July 1, 2022. These regulations establish a University-wide uniform policy on parental leave for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. More information about the new policies can be found in the legislative history section of each regulation and additional guidance is forthcoming from the Graduate School and Office for Postdoctoral Affairs.
Recently Revised Regulations
Effective June 14, 2022, the University revised Policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members to more accurately reflect situations under which a transferring benefits-eligible staff member may or may not receive a pay increase. In addition, the University made minor revisions to Policy 5-102: Staff Employment Policy and Policy 5-401: Staff Compensation to align these polices with the requirements in Policy 5-108. For more information about these changes, review the legislative history section of each policy's website.
In June 2020 the University put Interim Rule 6-404C in place to temporarily suspend admission requirements related to submitting SAT or ACT scores. This rule was to be in effect for a two-year pilot period, ceasing July 1, 2022. Interim Rule R6-404C Revision 1 extends the pilot period for an additional two years, until July 1, 2024.
On January 10, 2022, the Academic Senate passed a resolution supporting replacing gender-specific pronouns with gender-neutral alternatives in University regulations, with a goal of completion by the end of the Spring 2022 semester. These changes have been made throughout the Regulations Library.
Effective April 12, 2022, the University revised Policy 7-001: Policy for Research Misconduct based on current Office of Research Integrity Directives and the national dialogue about responsible conduct of research and research misconduct. In addition, the University revised Policy 6-011 and Policy 6-316 to align them with the revised research misconduct policy. For more information about these changes, review the legislative history section of each policy's website. You can learn more about research misconduct on the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance website.
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