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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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years of full-time service, one appointment year at half pay or one-half appointment year at full pay; after completion of four years, one-half appointment year at twothirds pay; after completion of three years, one-half appointment year at half pay or one-fourth appointment year at full pay. ARTICLE X. ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE Section 1. TENURE OF ACADEMIC STAFF a. Except under unusual circumstances evidenced by a special written agreement approved by the president of the University and the appointee, the tenure status for the academic ranks of professor, associate professor, and assistant professorr-and instructor shall be as provided in this section. The parts of Article X, Sections la and lb, hereof relating to the probationary period and or indefinite tenure do not apply to academic ranks other than those mentioned in the preceding sentence; nor to appointments at any rank which involve no salary or obligation to render services; nor to appointments for fifty percent (50%) or less of full-time service at ranks other than professor or associate professor; nor to appointments for less than seventy-five percent (75%) of full-time service during any period when the appointee is a candidate for a degree at this University. In the case of academic-staff positions authorized in Article IX, Sections 3c and 4a, other than the ranks of professor, associate professor, and assistant professor, and instructor, appointments shall be for not longer than one year and shall be renewable. (1) An appointment as professor or associate professor shall be for an indefinite term, except that first appointments or temporary appointments may be made for shorter periods. An appointment at either of these ranks for fifty percent (50%) or less of full-time service shall be for an indefinite term at the specified percentage, except that such first appointments or temporary appointments may be for definite terms. (2) During the probationary period defined in Article X, Section lb(l), an appointment as assistant professor shall be for not more than two years^,and an appointment as instructor shall be for not more than one year. Such an appointment which begins after or extends beyond the expiration of the probationary period shall, subject to the exceptions stated in Article X, Sections la(3) and lb(5), be for an indefinite term, and the contract shall so state. If, because of inadvertence or otherwise, a contract for such appointment docs not state that it is for an indefinite term, the provisions of Article X, Section lb(5), shall apply. (3) An appointment for an indefinite term may require full-time service, or some percentage of full-time service, by the appointee.,but an appointment at the rank of assistant professor or instructor may be for an indefinite term only if it requires more than fifty percent (50%) of full-time service. Completion of a probationary period shall entitle the appointee to indefinite tenure status at the lowest percentage (more than 50%) of full-time service counted toward completion of the probationary period. An appointee for an indefinite term and the Board of Trustees may at any time agree in writing to increase or to decrease the percentage of full-time service to be required of the appointee, and the indefinite tenure status shall then apply to the new percentage of full-time service. An agreement that a full-time appointee for an indefinite term shall thereafter serve on a part-time basis shall specify either (a) that the appointment for an indefinite term will thereafter relate solely to service on the agreed part-time basis; or (b) that the appointee will return to full-time service for an indefinite term on a specified date. These agreements are subject to modification by written consent of the appointee and the Board of Trustees. An appointee who has previously been on indefinite tenure status at this University shall not be required to serve a probationary period in order to regain that status. This subparagraph, la(3), does not apply to sabbatical leaves of absence or to leaves of absence without pay. (4) An appointment with the rank of clinical assistant, research assistant, or