President McCormick accepts University Senate recommendations to extend NTT rights
In a letter dated February 12, 2007, President Richard McCormick responded to the University Senate's recommendations on the status of full-time non-tenure track faculty.
McCormick accepted all the recommendations and stated his agreement with the recommendation that the Board of Governors abolish the restriction to three successive reappointments (the so-called 4-year rule).
These changes were long overdue and Rutgers AAUP-AFT applauds President McCormick for approving the University Senate's recommendations. We applaud the Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee of the University Senate for their efforts in improving the working conditions of non-tenure track faculty.
The changes include the following:
• The abolition of the four year limit on appointments for NTT instructors was passed by the Board of Governors on February 9, 2007.
• The administration accepts the recommendation that all NTT faculty be made eligible to apply for internal Rutgers grants and external grants
• The administration accepts the recommendation that all NTT faculty are eligible for optional multi-year contracts.
• The Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has reminded all academic units that NTT faculty members are eligible for merit (FASIP) increases.
• The administration will reexamine the notification system in light of the Senate's recommendation that academic units need to observe reappointment deadlines and inform faculty members of their benefits.
NOTE: All NTT faculty who have calendar year appointments have the right to a one-month vacation. This benefit is in Article XXII (B), "Conditions of Employment." The relevant text reads:
XXII (B). Calendar Year Appointments
Appointment for the calendar year (July 1-June 30) requires that the appointee be in attendance at the University for the entire year unless excused by the appropriate academic officer, with the exception of a vacation of one month.
For more information about issues related to Non-tenure track faculty, please read the articles below:
- University Senate Approves New Regulations for Non-tenure Track Faculty
- September 2006 Letter to Jane Oates, Executive Director Commission on Higher Education
- Best Practices for NTT Faculty at Selected Rutgers Departments
- Multi-Year Contracts at Leading Universities
- Recent Resolution Passed by GSA on NTT Appointments
- Recent Resolution Passed by DCGA on NTT Appointments
- Update from Contingent Faculty Rights Hearing 2005 (Campus Equity Week)
For upcoming meetings of the NTT Caucus please see our Event Calendar or (732) 445-2278 x 18
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