For many of us, university policies concerning everything from digital scholarship to partner benefits can be a deal breaker. But policies and procedures are in constant flux, and department-level protocols are often hard to find online. For that reason, Academic Jobs wiki users are invited to file known policy and procedure information on this page, following the basic posting guidelines for the "Universities to Love" and "Universities to Fear."
Here, in particular, please be sure to end your post with the month and year. That will help site visitors put information into context and, when relevant, seek out updates.
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Policies on Recognizing and Evaluating Digital Scholarship
For general information (as opposed to the specific info and links below), scholars interested in standing policies and guidelines for evaluating digital scholarship might like to check the Modern Language Association's Evaluation Wiki. The section called Links and Bibliography may be especially helpful.
U Policies
alphabetically by school
| School | Department | Issue and Date |
|---|---|---|
| American | Require minimum of 8 office hours/week for TT faculty (2010) | |
| American University in Cairo | As of 2006-07, the American University in Cairo's administration officially tolerated a serious case of verbal and physical harassment on campus. | |
| Arizona | ||
| Ashland | ||
| Asian University for Women | No faculty governance, and a history of layoffs/firing people who disagreed with - or who were expected to disagree with - upper administration | |
| Auburn | ||
| Augusta | ||
| Barnard | ||
| Barry | ||
| Baylor | ||
| Bellvue | ||
| Birmmingham Southern | ||
| Boise U | ||
| Bluffton | ||
| Bradley U | ||
| Bridgewater | ||
| Brigham Young U | From a recent job opening: "Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and requires observance of Church standards." | |
| Bryn Mawr C | ||
| Case Western Reserve University | Offers same-sex partner benefits including insurance coverage: "Case offers a comprehensive benefits program to all full-time and some part-time employees that includes Benelect, post-tax benefits, retirement, time off, education, personal assistance, discount program, financial conveniences, and recreation. Visit the program overview for further details. Benefits are extended to dependent children." http://case.edu/lgbt/policy/benefits/ And, though not a "policy," per se, Case is exceptionally attentive to LGBT matters on campus and in the larger community. My sixth year on campus, and I've seen nothing but the utmost respect and inclusion and support for the LGBT students, staff, and faculty. LGBT concern starts with the president of the university and goes down through the ranks to the freshman on campus. (9/10) | |
| Catawba | ||
| Central Michigan | ||
| Champlain | Offers tuition and medical/dental benefits for families, including same-sex spouses. (8/10) | |
| Clemson U | ||
| Costal Carolina | ||
| College of Coastal Georgia | ||
| Columbia U | ||
| Concordia | ||
| Curry C | ||
| Daemon C | ||
| DePaul U | ||
| Drew U | ||
| Duke | ||
| Eastern IL | ||
| Eastern Washington U | ||
| Fayetteville State U | ||
| Florida Atlantic U | ||
| Florida Atlantic U, Jupiter | ||
| George Washington U | ||
| Georgia Gwinnett C | No tenure. 1, 3 or 5 year renewable contracts. | |
| Georgia Southwestern | ||
| Georgia State U | ||
| Grand Valley State |
"Grand Valley State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. It encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. It is committed to protecting the constitutional and statutory civil rights of persons connected with the university. Unlawful acts of discrimination or harassment by members of the campus community are prohibited. In addition, even if not illegal, acts are prohibited if they harass or discriminate against any university community member(s) through inappropriate limitation of access to, or participation in, educational, employment, athletic, social, cultural, or other university activities on the basis of age, color, disability, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or weight. Limitations are lawful if they are: directly related to a legitimate university purpose, required by law, lawfully required by a grant or contract between the university and the state or federal government, or addressing domestic partner benefits." The take-away lesson is that GVS won't discriminate against you unless you want equal treatment under university policy. In that case, these "[l]imitations are lawful" and completely appropriate. (11/10) | |
| Grandview C | ||
| Harvard | ||
| High Point U | ||
| Indiana U-Purdue U Fort Wayne | ||
| Ithaca C | ||
| IUPUI | ||
| Kansas State U | They have an office of Diversity and Dual Hires, but with the economy such as it is, don't expect much aside from adjuncting for your partner. That is not to say that they didn't make an effort for me and mine, but the existence of the office itself seems to be something of an empty shell with no clout or power to get things managed. | |
| Kennesaw U | ||
| Kent State | ||
| Kutztown U of PA | ||
| Lafayette C | ||
| Lander U | ||
| Lebanon Valley C | ||
| Lewis U | ||
| Lindenwood U | ||
| Longwood U | Has sexual orientation in non-discrimination statement and bias policy. Lists reported incidents on their Office of Diversity.
Benefits not extended to non-married partners in any way (possibly due to Virginia's Defense of Marriage Act). Most LGB faculty are semi-closeted, and "out" folks in Student Affairs tend to leave after a few years. | |
| Loyola U, MD | ||
| Massey U | ||
| Millikin U | ||
| Monmouth C | ||
| Monmouth U |
Gives a semester of paid maternity leave, but only if the baby is actually born during a semester. Contract requires full-time faculty to be on campus four days a week. | |
| Mt. Union | ||
| Morningside C | ||
| New York City College of Technology-CUNY | ||
| Northwest Missouri State U | ||
| Notre Dame | ||
| Penn State Berks | ||
| Pepperdine U | ||
| Philadelphia U | ||
| Pitzer C | ||
| Purdue U | ||
| Rider U | ||
| Roosevelt U | ||
| Rowan U | ||
| Russell Sage C | ||
| Ryerson | ||
| Saginaw Valley SU | ||
| Samford U | ||
| Simpson C | ||
| Southern IL U | ||
| Southern Polytechnic | ||
| St. Francis U | ||
| St. John Fisher C | ||
| St. Norbert C | ||
| Seton Hill U | ||
| Shepherd U | ||
| SOKA U | ||
| Southwestern Oklahoma SU | ||
| Swarthmore C | ||
| Syracuse U | Sexual orientation and gender identity/expression included in non-discrimination policy. Domestic partner benefits are extended to partners regardless of gender identity (i.e., heterosexual non-married couples and same-sex couples are all eligible for benefits). (10/2010) | |
| Texas A&M | ||
| United States Military Academy | ||
| Unity C | ||
| U of AL, Fairbanks | ||
| U of CO, Denver | ||
| U of Dayton | ||
| U of FL | ||
| U of Houston | ||
| U of Houston, Victoria | ||
| U of KS | ||
| U of KY |
Sexual orientation is included in the university's unfortunately named "Equal Opportunity, Discrimination, and Harassment" statement; while same-sex partnerships and commonlaw partnerships are not recognized per se, various benefits extend to members of household for both faculty and students (e.g., funeral leave). Health benefits extend only to conventional spouses and dependents. (1/2010)
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| U of Louisville | ||
| U of MD | ||
| U of MA, Dartmouth | ||
| U of MI | ||
| U of MS | ||
| U of New England | ||
| U of NC, Pembroke | ||
| U of ND | ||
| U of North FL | ||
| U of OK | ||
| U of Pittsburgh |
Domestic partner benefits available to faculty for sure and I think also staff and grad students. The paperwork is pretty straight forward with what seems to be great coverage. Costs just over $200/month to cover for my partner comprehensive heathcare, dental, and vision. Pretty solid paid family leave is available in the instance of biological or adoptive maternity and paternity for full time faculty. I believe it is one semester plus four weeks of paid time off. | |
| U of Pittsburgh-Bradford | ||
| U of St. Thomas, MN | 2007, March. Health insurance offered to faculty of "University self-insured, high-deductible" variety. Employee contribution approximately $3000/yr for family coverage, with ~$3000 deductible before any costs covered. $6000 out-of-pocket = >10% of the gross earnings of a first year professor before benefits kick in. Ouch. Apologize if 'health insurance' is not the purpose of this board, but it seems broadly defined. | |
| U of San Francisco | ||
| U of Southern CA | ||
| U of SC, Columbia | ||
| U of SC Upstate | ||
| U of SD | ||
| U of South FL | As of September 2009, the internets reported that U of South Florida would offer full domestic partner benefits to all employees, gay, straight, and otherwise. The university's Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is a good go-to site for more information and relevant links. | |
| U of South FL, Polytechnic | ||
| U of Southern IN | ||
| U of TN | ||
| U of TX, Arlington | ||
| U of TX, Brownsville | ||
| U of TX, Pan American | ||
| U of UT | ||
| U of Waterloo | ||
| U of WI, LaCrosse | ||
| U of WI, Madison | ||
| U of WI, Oshkosh | ||
| U of WI, Stout | ||
| U of Wyoming | Looks favorably on spousal hires, though no official policy saying so; working toward granting domestic partners benefits (administration on board, just needs to get passed by trustees) | |
| Virginia Military Academy | ||
| Wake Forest | ||
| Warren Wilson | Domestic partners benefits available, but there is a tax issue that makes it slightly more expensive to be unmarried. They are working on this... | |
| Wellesley | ||
| Wesleyan | ||
| Western Carolina | ||
| Winona State | ||
| Xavier U |
Comments
February 1: Thanks to the person who set this table up. It looks like it might take some time to generate responses, but it's a great resource for thinking strategically about potential employers.