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The College of Humanities and Sciences participates in a program originally sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, now adopted in full by VCU, whereby tenure-track faculty members whose tenure track is interrupted by family responsibilities will not be adversely affected by taking a family leave. Family responsibilities include the birth/adoption of a child and dependent care. The faculty member also can elect to extend his/her Promotion and Tenure review date by up to one year.
Eligible faculty must submit a written request for leave under the Sloan Pre-tenure Leave program to their respective department chair or school director. The request must include the following information:
- a statement regarding the dates of the proposed leave;
- whether the leave is full- or part-time;
- the exact conditions related to child-bearing or dependent care that have prompted the request for a leave;
- how the described family responsibilities conflict with the faculty member’s professional advancement;
- what effect the leave will have on the faculty member’s tenure clock (If the faculty member wishes to have an extension to his/her promotion and tenure review date, the request should include how long of an extension is requested — up to one year.) and
- a discussion of how the taking of leave will contribute to the faculty member’s career success.
The department chair or school director will then review the request, prepare a recommendation and forward it, along with the faculty member’s request, to the dean of the College. The dean will forward a recommendation to the provost and vice president for academic affairs.
If the request is approved, the faculty member will be placed on a leave of absence with pay for the approved period of leave. The leave period is typically one semester, although lengths of time may be considered depending on the faculty member’s individual situation. During this time, the faculty member will not be required to use any of their accrued leave.
To date, several faculty members have been recipients of this program including the following:
Dr. Jill A. Gordon, Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Dr. Leigh Ann Craig, Department of History Dr. Jason Merrick, Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research Dr. Suzanne Mazzeo, Department of Psychology Dr. Rosalie A. Corona, Department of Psychology
Should you have any questions about this program, please contact Ms. Amy Unger, director of personnel and administrative services for the College, at 828-1674.
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