| Date |
Section |
Update |
| 10.1.2009 |
2.3.1 |
Updated the text to reflect that the Provost does not need to review appointments to the rank of Professor Emeritus and Professor Without Tenure (Retired). |
| 8.24.2009 |
1.7.1 |
Removed the Committee on the Writing Requirement from the "Special Faculty Committees" section. |
| 4.24.2009 |
12.1 |
Updated the description of the Institute's government and community engagement; revised the description of the role performed by the Office of Government and Community Relations and the MIT Washington Office. |
| 4.10.2009 |
7.6 |
Revised and updated the policy related to Layoff for Lack of Work or Funds. |
| 4.10.2009 |
13.5 |
Fixed the link to the Copyright at MIT website. |
| 3.20.2009 |
8.2.1 |
Removed passage indicating that graduate students may be appointed to the position of instructor on the academic instructional staff. |
| 3.20.2009 |
8.3.1 |
Instructor-G appointees may not receive compensation from MIT-controlled sources of payments for engaging in additional employment during their periods of appointment. |
| 02.11.2009 |
14.7 |
Replaced references to the Acquisitions Committee with the List Center's Collections Committee. Clarified the role and responsibility of that committee. Replaced references to the Associate Provost of the Arts with simply Associate Provost. |
| 10.22.2008 |
7.5.1 |
Clarified that only years spent as a member of the regular Faculty are counted towards the six-year requirement in order to be eligible for a sabbatical. |
| 10.22.2008 |
2.3.1 |
Changed the definition of Professor Emeritus to specify that an appointment of professor without tenure (retired) may be renewed. Before this change, such an appointment was normally limited to a maximum of 5 years; now the appointment is normally for 5 years and may be renewed at the discretion of the Provost and appropriate dean. |
| 10.02.2008 |
2.3.3 |
Added language to the Adjunct Associate Professor and Associate Professor of the Practice designations regarding time and pay. Appointees to these ranks are normally limited to eight years. Removed line about commitment to either of these designations being capped at 50%. |
| 10.02.2008 |
2.3.2 |
Added language to the Adjunct Professor and Professor of the Practice designations regarding time, pay, renewal, and review. |
| 09.28.2008 |
5.3.1 |
Appointees to the rank of Sr. Research Scientist, Sr. Research Engineer, and Sr. Research Associate generally are expected to raise funds to conduct research and cover their own salaries. |
| 09.10.2008 |
5.2.1 |
Updated the vacation policy to align Sponsored Research Staff Appointments with other benefited staff at the Institute. |
| 09.10.2008 |
2.3.9 |
Made minor change to wording of the definition of Senior Lecturer. |
| 09.10.2008 |
7.6.5 |
The expense for a layoff of a long-service employee in absence of notice should be drawn from funds administered by the department. |
| 08.20.2008 |
11.2 |
Added 'date of birth' and 'any honors and awards received' to the list of directory information about students. |
| 07.24.2008 |
3.2 |
Removed text indicating that the smallest fraction of a year in calculating years ofservice for faculty is a full term. |
| 07.24.2008 |
5.3 |
Postdoctoral and Senior Postdoctoral Associate appointees must report their outside professional activities to their department heads annually. |
| 07.24.2008 |
7.5.2 |
Tenured faculty on sabbatical leave must report their outside professional activities to their department heads annually. |
| 07.16.2008 |
12.3 |
All proposals to use MIT's name or other identification should be submitted to the Technology Licensing Office. Proposals dealing with using the name or identification for the purpose of press conferences and public announcements should be submitted to the Technology Licensing Office and the News Office. |
| 07.08.2008 |
2.3.3 |
Clarified that full-time adjunct associate professors and associate professors of the practice may be granted consulting privileges on an ongoing basis with approval of their department head and the School Dean. |
| 06.12.2008 |
5.3.7 |
Added the rank of Staff Affiliate to the types of academic research staff appointments. |
| 05.30.2008 |
11.3 |
Added two additional criteria to the list of directory information. Made several changes in wording to reflect that the Committee on Student Information Policy is an advisory committee to the Chancellor and Deans for Undergraduate Education, Student Life, and Graduate Education. |
| 02.07.2008 |
1.5 |
Repaired link to Rules and Regulations of the Faculty. |
| 02.07.2008 |
7.5.1 |
Corrected typo in header. |
| 01.28.2008 |
5.3 |
Updated the vacation policy for full-time postdoctoral associates. |
| 01.23.2008 |
6.1 |
Updated the vacation policy with regard to administrative staff to match the Personnel Policy Manual. |
| 01.23.2008 |
2.3 |
Updated the vacation policy to align Technical Instructors with other benefited staff at the Institute. |
| 01.14.2008 |
6.3 |
Changed the wording to indicate that requests to fill service staff positions follow the approval process under the collective bargaining agreement. |
| 01.14.2008 |
6.2 |
Changed the wording to stress that support staff positions are not exempt from the FLSA and are entitled to overtime pay. Also, updated the approval process for requesting to fill support staff positions. (The process is determined by the department.) |
| 11.21.2007 |
4.2 |
Removed the percentage and length of appointment restrictions and updated the wording of the Annual Salary Plan to indicate that it applies only to salaried appointments. |
| 10.31.2007 |
9.2 |
Updated EHS policy and added link to MIT EHS Web Manual. |
| 08.30.2007 |
9.3.2 |
Content Update |
| 08.26.2007 |
9.3.2 |
Content Update |
| 07.26.2007 |
1.2 |
Repaired link to http://web.mit.edu/facts/enrollment.html |
| 07.26.2007 |
3.2 |
Content Update |
| 05.29.2007 |
8.3 |
Content Update |
| 05.23.2007 |
2.3 |
Content Update |
| 05.09.2007 |
intro |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
5.4 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
6.2 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
6.3 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.0 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.1 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.1.1 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.1 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.4 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.5 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
7.6 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
8.3 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
9.3 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
9.6 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 05.09.2007 |
9.8 |
Change Personnel Office to Human Resource Office, Personnel Officer to Human Resource Officer, Update Personnel Policy Manual links to hrweb.mit.edu |
| 04.19.2007 |
1.0 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
1.1 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
1.2 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
1.3 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
4.2 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
2.3 |
Content Update |
| 04.19.2007 |
2.3.12 |
Affiliated Faculty added |
| 04.19.2007 |
5.3.5 |
Content Update |
| 05.31.2006 |
3.2 |
Content Update |
| 05.02.2006 |
13.5 |
Content Update |
| 03.24.2006 |
9.6 |
Content Update |
| 03.24.2006 |
9.5 |
Content Update |
| 03.24.2006 |
10.1 |
Link added |
| 09.23.2005 |
9.8 |
Content Update |
| 01.01.2000 |
7.5 |
Content Update |
