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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 16

SABBATICAL LEAVES O F ABSENCE FOR MEMBERS O F THE FACULTY

Sec. 40. ( a ) On the recommendation of the head or chairman of a department, and with the approval of the dean, the President, and the Board of Trustees, a member of the faculty who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor and who has served the University for at least six years on full-time appointment as an instructor or in higher rank since his original appointment or since the termination of his last leave on salary, may be granted a leave of absence for the purpose of study, research, or other pursuit, the object of which is to enable him to increase his professional efficiency and usefulness to the University for (1) one year with pay equal to one-half of his annual salary; or (2) one-half year at full salary rate, provided that the department in which the applicant is teaching or working undertakes, so far as is practicable, to carry on during his absence without increase in the departmental budget, such part of his work as the interests of the department and of the University require to be continued without interruption during the period in which he is absent. (b) In cases where the interest of the department and the University would clearly be served thereby, leave may be granted for a half year at half pay, at the end of three years of consecutive service, provided that the granting of the leave does not involve expense to the University in excess of the portion of salary which is released in consequence of taking such leave. (c) Service credit for leave of absence with pay is not cumulative. Each person who has been on leave of absence shall, on the termination of his leave, make a report through the usual official channels of communication to the President concerning the nature of the studies, research, or other work undertaken by him during the period in which he was absent. ( d ) A member of the faculty to whom any such leave of absence has been granted shall agree to return to the University on the expiration of his leave and to remain in its service for at least one year thereafter; and the University, on its part, shall agree to retain him in its service for the period of one year after his return. (e) Leaves of absence granted in accordance with the foregoing rules, with the privileges pertaining thereto, are given to members of the faculty primarily for the purpose of enabling them to acquire additional knowledge and competency in their respective fields. No one to whom a leave of absence with pay has been granted shall be permitted while on such leave to accept remunerative employment or engage in professional practice or work for which he receives pecuniary compensation. This prohibition, however, shall not be construed to forbid a faculty member while on leave from giving a limited number of lectures or doing a limited amount of other work. But in such cases the approval of the President to the giving of the lectures or the doing of other work shall be required. Nor shall the prohibition be interpreted to forbid the acceptance by a faculty member, while on leave, of a scholarship or fellowship carrying a stipend for purpose of study, research, or scientific investigation, or the acceptance of a grant of money made for such purposes, provided the acceptance of the grant does not impose on the recipient duties and obligations the performance of which would be incompatible with the pursuit of the general purpose for which leaves of absence are granted.