Faculty Accountability & Responsibility
Faculty Affairs helps foster fair, respectful, and consistent approaches to faculty-related concerns. We also provide thoughtful guidance to academic leaders on faculty employment matters and support transparent, compliant processes that reflect the university’s commitment to faculty success and institutional integrity.
Supporting Faculty Accountability & Compliance
The goal of Faculty Affairs is to support fair, consistent, and thoughtful resolution of complaints, grievances, and formal appeals in accordance with university rules, applicable regulations, and principles of procedural fairness. We provide guidance and coordination in matters involving faculty work arrangements, requests for external employment, and employment-related concerns, with an emphasis on clarity, compliance, and constructive problem-solving. We also support institutional transparency and regulatory responsibilities by responding to public information requests involving faculty matters and contribute to the development, interpretation, and implementation of system policies, university rules, and standard administrative procedures that affect faculty.
Grievances & Appeals
Learn more about the rights faculty have to submit grievances regarding their work conditions and file appeals of administrative decisions including promotion denials and dismissals.
Work Related Decisions for Administrators
Get to know the formal processes administrators may be required to initiate to address concerns associated with Texas A&M faculty members' failure to meet established professional expectations.
Work Arrangements & External Employment Requests
Faculty Affairs administers requests for telework, supports leave applications submitted by faculty, and reviews external employment.
Rules & SAPs
The Texas A&M University System maintains a comprehensive framework of the rules, policies and standard administrative procedures governing Texas A&M faculty processes.
Additional Faculty Support
Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy
The Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy works with faculty and administrators to address unit personnel climates, process and/or procedural issues, or campus-wide issues impacting faculty.
Faculty Ombuds
The Faculty Ombuds Officer serves as an independent, confidential, and impartial resource for faculty. The primary responsibility of the ombuds officer is to raise and clarify issues and concerns, identify opinions, and request assistance to informally resolve workplace conflicts.
Academic Freedom Council
The Academic Freedom Council is an advisory body primarily responsible for evaluating complaints or grievances that pertain to academic freedom and provide advice and feedback to the provost and the president by identifying, reviewing, and reporting on problems concerning academic freedom both locally and nationally.