Financial Exigency (C-63)
Original Implementation: October 18, 2011
Last Revision: None
Termination of an appointment with tenure, or of a probationary or special appointment before the end of the specified term, may occur under extraordinary circumstances because of bona fide financial exigency (i.e., an imminent financial crisis that threatens the continuation of a strong academic program and that cannot be alleviated by less stringent means). The responsibility for demonstrating the existence and extent of the financial exigency rests with the administration.
Before terminating an appointment because of financial exigency, the appropriate university administrator, with faculty participation, shall make every reasonable effort to place the faculty member concerned in another position within the university for which the individual is professionally qualified.
If the university, because of financial exigency, terminates appointments with tenure, or probationary or special appointments before the end of the specified term, it will not at the same time make new appointments except in circumstances where a serious distortion of the academic program would otherwise result. Employment of a faculty member with tenure will not be terminated in favor of retaining a faculty member without tenure, except in circumstances where a serious distortion of the academic program would otherwise result.
In each case of termination of an appointment with tenure because of financial exigency, the vacancy will not be filled by a replacement within a period of two calendar years, unless the released faculty member has been offered reinstatement and at least sixty (60) days in which to accept or decline.
A probationary faculty member whose appointment is terminated because of financial exigency shall be given appropriate notice as prescribed in policy E-50A, Tenure. A tenured faculty member shall be given notice at least twelve months prior to termination of appointment.
A faculty member whose appointment is terminated because of financial exigency, and who alleges abridgement of constitutional guarantees or academic freedom,shall be afforded due process.
Cross Reference:Tenure (E-50A); Reduction in Force of Non-Academic Employees (E-41N)
Responsible for Implementation:President
Contact for Revision:Vice President for Finance and Administration; Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Forms: None
Board Committee Assignment: Finance and Audit