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This document establishes the formal policies and procedures governing academic tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill, covering the conditions under which tenure is granted, the faculty ranks to which it applies, the grounds and processes for suspension, demotion, discharge, nonreappointment, and termination. It also defines faculty rights to hearings, administrative review, and appeals to the Board of Trustees, and affirms protections for academic freedom.