UCD Directives

UC DAVIS:  OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
	
September 12, 1997

DEANS, DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS:

RE:	Implementing Revised Academic Personnel Manual Section 133

Effective July 1, 1997, revised Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section
133-17 provides that the Chancellor may grant to a faculty member who has
substantial responsibility for the care of a newborn child or newly adopted
child under the age of five up to one year off the tenure clock for each
birth or adoption, provided that all time off the tenure clock totals no
more than two years.  Requests must be made within two years of the birth
or adoption.

A provision for retroactivity was included when the initial policy was
issued in 1988.  As you know, this policy change to extend the probationary
period for child care responsibilities was under consideration for several
years.  Consequently, you may now permit Assistant Professors to make
requests to stop the tenure clock for births or adoptions which occurred
before July 1, 1997, and which meet the provisions of APM - 133-17.  This
would be consistent with the actions taken in 1988.

APM - 133-17-g(2) provides that a leave of absence taken during the tenure
review year does not postpone that review.  In concert with and as an
extension of that policy, starting with the 1998-99 academic year, the
campus will accept no requests to stop the tenure clock after the tenure
review year has begun.  That will allow any qualifying assistant professor
to take advantage of this change in policy during this present academic year.

As we are about to begin the 1997-98 tenure review, I strongly recommend
that you immediately inform all Assistant Professors in your school,
college, division, department or program of these revisions to APM - 133-17.

Sincerely,

Harvey Himelfarb
Vice Provost--Academic Planning and Personnel

97-113

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