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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.

This policy defines the paid and unpaid leave entitlements available to eligible UNC-Chapel Hill faculty for serious illness, major disability, and parental purposes, covering both nine-month and twelve-month appointees. It also establishes the associated notice requirements, approval procedures, and appeal process, and clarifies how these leaves interact with federal Family and Medical Leave Act protections and other employment matters such as tenure review timing and benefits.