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| Policy # | Policy Name | Handbook Section | Policy Type |
| Academic and Professional Preparation Requirements for Faculty | The Faculty | Other | |
| Academic Rank and Criteria for Ranks | The Faculty | Other | |
| Administrators Returning to Faculty Positions | The Faculty | Other | |
| Appointment and Evaluation of Academic Deans | The Faculty | Other | |
| 1441 | Emeritus/Emerita Appointments | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| Eminent Scholars | The Faculty | Other | |
| Evaluation of Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Master Lecturers and Promotion of Lecturers and Senior Lecturers | The Faculty | Other | |
| Evaluation of Scholarly Activity and Research | The Faculty | Other | |
| Evaluation of Service | The Faculty | Other | |
| Extra Compensation | The Faculty | Other | |
| Extra Compensation in Off-Term Sessions | Other Information | Other | |
| Faculty Grievance Committee and Hearing Panels: Composition and Procedures | The Faculty | Other | |
| 1470 | Faculty Grievance Policy | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| Faculty Performance Period | The Faculty | Other | |
| Faculty Research and Development Assignments | Research Policies | Other | |
| 1420 | Faculty Salary Increments | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| 1450 | Faculty Sanctions | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| 1401 | Initial Appointment of Teaching and Research Faculty | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| 6010 | Instructional/Research Faculty and Administrative/ Professional Faculty Recruitment Funding Policy | The Faculty | University |
| Joint Appointments | The Faculty | Other | |
| Policy and Procedures on Evaluation of Tenured Faculty | The Faculty | Other | |
| Policy and Procedures on Post-Tenure Review | The Faculty | Other | |
| Policy for Department Chair Evaluation | The Faculty | Other | |
| Policy on Conversion from Lecturer Ranks to a Non-Tenure Eligible Clinical Track Position | The Faculty | Other | |
| Policy on Conversion of a Non-Tenure Eligible Position to a Tenure-Eligible Position | The Faculty | Other | |
| Post-Tenure Review Grievance Timeline | The Faculty | Other | |
| 1412 | Promotion in Rank | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| 1402 | Reappointment/Annual Review or Nonreappointment of Faculty | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| Recruitment and Selection Process for Instructional and Administrative Faculty | The Faculty | Other | |
| Temporary Change in Duties for Full-Time Teaching Faculty Who Expect a New Family Member through Birth or Adoption | The Faculty | Other | |
| 1411 | Tenure | The Faculty | Board of Visitors |
| Tenure-Track Positions Funded by Research Centers | The Faculty | Other | |
| University Distinguished Teachers | The Faculty | Other | |
| University Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness | The Faculty | Other | |
| University Professors | The Faculty | Other | |
| Use of Fixed-Price Contract Residuals | Research Policies | Other | |
| Voluntary Phased Separation Program for Tenured Faculty | The Faculty | Other |