Removal for Cause
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The President of the University, in consultation with the Dean and Provost/Executive Vice President, may remove a faculty member for cause without regard to the faculty evaluation schedule. “For cause” may include any or all of the following:
- Illegal activity
- Bona fide financial exigency
- Abolition of the faculty member’s discipline or department
- Action inconsistent with the University goal of maintaining fairness with regard to sex, race, religion, national origin, and individual disabilities
- Professional incompetence
- Gross personal or professional misconduct
- Other actions by a faculty member that are detrimental to the goals and missions of the University and which require prompt removal
Faculty members who believe that a decision has been wrongfully made in their case may request a hearing as described in this Handbook.