As the Spring 2026 term comes to a close, we pause and review the Faculty Rights Tips we have offered over the last few months. The following links will take you to our Spring 2026 Faculty Rights Tips: 

  1. January 22: Lecturers & Work Assignment During the Year (12.29b)  
  1. January 29:   Paid Bereavement Leave 
  1. February 5: Writing Rebuttals to Evaluations  
  1. February 12: Faculty Enjoy the Contractual Right to Not Talk to Campus Police 
  1. February 19: Lecturers on Approved Leave Without Pay Maintain Their Entitlement 
  1. February 26: Thinking about Retirement? Know Your Rights to the FERP and PRTB Programs  
  1. March 4: Defending our Workloads is a Practice of Solidarity in Times of Austerity News Faculty Rights Tips  
  1. March 12: Health and Safety 
  1. March 18: I Am a Lecturer Who Performs Unpaid Service to My University. Can I Get Compensated for This?  
  1. March 26: I Received a Letter of Reprimand. What Does That Mean? 
  1. April 1: What Does “Cultural Taxation” in Our Workload Article Mean? 
  1. April 9: The Work Year 
  1. April 16: Workload for Counselors and Evaluation Criteria for Faculty 
  1. April 23: Sabbatical Leaves and ‘the 12% Rule’ 
  1. April 30: Faculty Have the Right to Not Talk to Campus Police 
  1. May 7:  June Deadline for Notification of Tenure and/or Promotion   

Want to learn more? Become active with your local CFA chapter Faculty Rights team. Find your representative here.  

  • Browse the faculty contract here. 
  • If you have questions about a faculty rights tip or would like to suggest a tip, please write us with the subject line “Faculty Rights Tip.” 
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