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AAUP Statement Updated and Approved
In response to suggestions received on the draft Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work, which was published for comment in the September–October 2001 issue of Academe, two footnotes were added. The statement addresses the dilemma faced by junior faculty members whose pretenure years coincide with a time when they might become new parents, and recommends modified teaching schedules, extended probationary periods before a tenure decision, and institutional assistance for family responsibilities. Footnote 17 in the final text suggests that institutions inform external reviewers of tenure dossiers that a candidate’s probationary period has been extended under institutional policy and should be reviewed under the normal probationary period standards. Footnote 19 clarifies that modification of probationary time limits should not hurt candidates when they undergo tenure review or, for example, a third-year review.
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