Faculty Development and Support Update

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At the recommendation of the Faculty Workload Committee (FWC) report, the Office of Faculty Affairs conducted an audit of work the administration requests of faculty to better understand how faculty are spending their time and determine where work can be eliminated, done more efficiently, or performed by administrative staff. Using the results of this audit, as well as feedback from the Faculty, the Office for Faculty Affairs is developing recommendations to help alleviate faculty workload.

The Office for Faculty Affairs also recently implemented two new policies to better support faculty with families: Support for Off-Cycle Entry into Campus Childcare, and an additional appointment extension and semester of teaching relief for faculty who take a medical leave (See the “Appointment Extensions for Tenure-track Faculty who Take Extended Medical Leave” section).

For more information, please reach out to Lisa Mincieli, Director of Special Projects, FAS Office for Faculty Affairs at mincieli@fas.harvard.edu