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Please Note: This document was prepared by scanning the pamphlet edition of the Trustees Policies dated July 1, 1994. The Office of Faculty Governance makes no representation that this is an official version of the document. Persons intending to make use of this document for official purposes are advised to obtain an official copy from the Office of the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

TRUSTEE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACADEMIC TENURE
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

These policies and regulations were adopted by the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 9, 1976, were approved by the President and the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina on May 14, 1976; and became effective on June 18, 1976.*

They were adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to and in subordination to Chapter Six of The Code of The University of North Carolina, which is set forth in the Appendix hereto. References in this document to any decision or action as being "final," or "without further recourse," or as being terminal by any other form of words, are made in relation to the processes of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. :Each is subject to any further review procedures which may be provided by law or by The Code of The University of North Carolina

*[Amended December 1978, June 1980, June 1982, January 1987, June 1987, February 1994, April 9, 1998, September 9, 2000, January 4, 2004, and May 20, 2004.]

1. Academic Freedom

2. Academic Tenure

3. Suspension, Diminishment in Rank, and Discharge of Members

4. Nonreappointment of Faculty Members on Probationary Term Appointments

5. Retirement Policy for Members of the Faculty

6. Termination of Faculty Employment for Reasons of Financial Exigency or Program Change

7. Effectiveness

8. Review by the Board of Trustees

9. Review by the Board of Governors

Appendix: Code of The University of North Carolina (as of July 1, 2004)