Resolution 91-92-28

Special Faculty

Whereas, The mission of the University of Southern California is to be an intellectual community that provides the highest quality undergraduate, graduate and professional education within the setting of a research university; The fulfillment of this mission may require, in some academic units of the University, faculty that perform activities that do not fully meet the nationally accepted criteria for tenure, as they are fully accepted by USC; Such Aspecial@ faculty are intended to meet very clearly defined academic needs. Therefore Be It Resolved That Each academic unit must develop policies and procedures justifying why the implementation of their mission requires such Aspecial@ faculty, for what period and in what number, and that such a justification is part of the process of review of proposed categories of special faculty; Pending the approval of the mutually satisfactory agreement between the faculty and the University administration of a comprehensive document on the Special Professoriate, all new special faculty appointments must be reviewed individually by the Special Committee on Promotion and Tenure Policy.

Resolution Number: 91-92-28

Author: Walter Wolf, seconded by G. Dwaine Lawrence

Date: May 6, 1992

Action Taken: Referred to Special Professoriate Task Force