Senate Review of Interim Systemwide Guidelines on Faculty Discipline and Revisions to APM - 015 and 016

September 10, 2025

Sent on behalf of Senate Chair Ken Barish
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
I would like to inform you of important proposals that are currently under systemwide review.  Local and systemwide committees are reviewing Interim Systemwide Guidelines on Faculty Discipline, as well as revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 015 and Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 016.  APM 015 is the Faculty Code of Conduct section of the APM. While APM 016 is the University Policy on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline.  

 

The Interim Systemwide Guidelines on Faculty Discipline - which are being implemented as interim systemwide guidelines at the beginning of the Fall 2025 term - are also a part of this systemwide review: (A) Faculty Respondent Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines for Misconduct Related to Expressive Activity; (B) Companion Document – Faculty Disciplinary Sanctions Guidelines re Expressive Activity; (C) Non-Senate Academic Appointee Respondent Corrective Action/Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines for Misconduct Related to Expressive Activity and; (D) Guidelines on Good Cause Factors re Extensions of Time. Following systemwide review, these four will be reissued as systemwide guidelines. 

 

All of these materials and a memo with background information are at this link.

 

As is normal practice, local and systemwide committees will review and provide comments on these matters. After your review, you may provide your own comments directly to UCOP via SystemwideAP-PolicyReviewComments@ucop.edu. 

 

Regards,

Ken Barish, Chair

Academic Senate