4.2 Definitions

As used in the Handbook, the following terms are intended to denote the listed groups of faculty:

1. Academic Faculty - Faculty whose role is to lead, develop, and deliver the institution’s instruction, and produce original scholarship and research. This is limited to the following faculty titles: Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty of all ranks, Teaching Faculty of all ranks, Professors of Practice, Research Faculty of all ranks (i.e., Research Professor, Research Associate Professor, and Research Assistant Professor), and Library Faculty of all ranks (i.e., Librarian, Associate Librarian, and Assistant Librarian). These Faculty are represented by the Faculty Senate.
2. Additional Faculty - This category includes all other faculty, such as Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Faculty of all ranks, and Emeritus/Emerita Faculty.