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Publications from the Provost

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Faculty Handbook

The Office of the Provost publishes a Handbook for Faculty at Barnard College that is intended to serve as a convenient sources of information for Instructors at Barnard College. It provides an overview of the policies and procedures governing academic affairs, as well as faculty benefits, campus services, and other resources available at the College.

Personnel Procedures

The Personnel Procedures provide procedures for reappointment and promotion of full-time officers of instruction at Barnard College. They are organized into three sections:

I. Procedures for Recommending Reappointment and Promotion in the Tenure-Line Ranks (pdf)

II. Procedures for Recommending Reappointment and Promotion in the Professor of Professional Practice Ranks (pdf)

III. Procedures for Recommending Reappointment and Promotion of Lecturers and Associates (pdf)

Bookmarks have been added to ease review of each document. To access bookmarks, please download the appropriate PDF and open it in Adobe Acrobat.

Guidelines & Information for Faculty

  1. Academic Code

  2. Academic Department Computer Purchases

  3. Conflict of Interest and Commitment 

  4. Course Buy-Out Information

  5. Guidelines for Appointment of Teaching Assistants and Graders

  6. Guidelines for the Use of Student Workers in Academic Offices

  7. Intellectual Property and Copyright 

  8. Leaves of Absence for Faculty with Grants and Fellowships 

  9. Leaves of Absences for Reasons of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Care of Officers of Instruction

  10. Religious Holidays

  11. Retention Guidelines for Search Document

  12. Scientific Misconduct: Allegations, Investigations and Reporting 

  13. Snow and Weather Emergency Information

  14. Teaching Award Recipients

  15. Tow Award for Innovative & Outstanding Pedagogy

FDD Guidelines

  1. FDD Action Plan
  2. Mentoring Handbook
  3. Report on the 2014-15 Faculty Diversity Survey

College Policies and Procedures

View College Policies and Procedures.