Clinical Faculty

credits if it exceeds the enrollment limit by ninety (90%) percent. Notwithstanding the above, the Provost may designate courses with high enrollment limits for which additional faculty credits may be granted. Double sections are not affected by this article.

6.15 Classroom Observations. Any Chairperson who does a classroom observation shall follow the procedures in Section V (Observation Protocol) of FPS #46. Except in extenuating circumstances (e.g., complaints of a serious nature), any Dean who does a classroom observation shall inform the faculty member of their intent and shall arrange a mutually convenient time for the observation. The Dean shall provide the faculty member with a written summary of their assessment of the class by the end of the semester in which the observation takes place.

6.16 Faculty Defense and Indemnification. The University shall defend any faculty member who is made a defendant in any action or proceeding before any court or government agency involving the performance of their duties as such faculty member, including, but not limited to, teaching duties, acting as a committee member or faculty officer, from and against any losses or liability arising out of such action, unless such faculty member shall be found to have been guilty of intentional misconduct, gross negligence or to have acted in bad faith or outside the scope of their duties as a faculty member. This Article shall not be construed to limit or restrict any rights of indemnity to which any faculty member may be entitled by law.

6.17 Special Leaves.

(a) During the term of this Agreement and the next ensuing year thereafter, the number of special leaves granted by the University shall be equal to thirteen and one-half (13.5%) percent of the number of full-time faculty in the bargaining unit who have completed at least five (5) years of fulltime teaching at the University as of the commencement of the Fall semester in which the leaves are granted. The number of full-time faculty in the bargaining unit with at least five (5) years of full-time teaching at Hofstra shall include all current members of the bargaining unit who have five (5) or more years of continuous full-time service at Hofstra, including time served as a Department Chairperson but excluding time served as a full-time administrator. In calculating the number of years of full-time teaching for faculty who assumed an

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administrative appointment at the University prior to receiving tenure, the number of years of full-time teaching shall begin with the commencement of the faculty member's current tenure probationary period; for faculty tenured prior to assuming an administrative position at the University, the number of years of full-time teaching shall include all years of service as a full-time faculty member or Department Chairperson. These leaves shall include both Special Scholarly Leaves and Special Teaching Leaves. The criteria for Special Scholarly Leaves and the application process for these leaves shall be as described in FPS #22; the criteria shall include a review of the outcome of any prior Special Leave.

(b) Special Teaching Leaves shall be granted for projects or activities related to teaching excellence. Criteria for these leaves, which shall be comparable to those for Special Scholarly Leaves, shall be developed by the Faculty Affairs Committee of the Senate and approved by the Joint Standing Committee. Application for such leaves shall be submitted through the individual's Department Chairperson, who shall forward the application with their recommendation, to the Faculty Affairs Committee. Thereafter, the process shall be the same for Special Teaching Leaves as for Special Scholarly Leaves as specified in FPS #22. Faculty may be awarded a Special Leave for one (1) semester at full-pay, or two (2) semesters at half-pay.

(c) Chairpersons or other Administrators who apply for a leave to be taken in a year subsequent to their resignation or subsequent to the completion of their term shall follow the same application procedure as faculty members, and leave, if granted, shall count against the Special Scholarly Leaves described in this Article. Leaves granted to faculty members who become Administrators shall revert to the pool of Special Scholarly Leaves.

(d) In the event that any leaves are not awarded in a particular year, those leaves shall be awarded in subsequent years. Any faculty member recommended by the Provost for a leave, but whose leave must be deferred, shall be assured of such a leave in the ensuing year.

(e) In no instance shall a faculty member have a Special Leave of either type more frequently than specified in FPS #22.

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(f) A synopsis of the research or project outcomes shall be made available within three (3) months of the end of the Special Leave and shall be posted on the Digital Measures website.

(g) No faculty member who has filed an irrevocable retirement declaration or a reduced teaching load request shall be eligible for a Special Scholarly or Teaching Leave.

6.18 Not-yet-Tenured Faculty Research and Scholarship Support. All not-yettenured faculty shall receive six (6) credits of released time to be taken prior to their sixth year of service. At the faculty member's option, up to three (3) credits may be taken in either the first or the second year. A faculty member shall notify the Department Chairperson of their intention to take released time in the first semester at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of that semester (or within one (1) week of the date of the appointment letter if it is later). For released time taken in any other semester, the Department Chairperson must be notified no later than the second week of the semester prior to the semester in which the faculty member desires to take a reduced load. The Department Chairperson shall make every effort to schedule the reduced load in the requested semester and, at the latest, the released time shall be granted in the following semester. This released time may be combined with banked time to enable a faculty member to be excused from teaching responsibilities for one (1) semester. This released time may be distributed, at the option of the faculty member, over several semesters but the use of these credits in a single semester is limited to the third, fourth, or fifth year. Permission of the Provost and the positive recommendations of the Department Chairperson and the Dean are necessary in order to be released from teaching responsibilities for a semester. Faculty may not take overload in a semester in which released time is taken.

6.19 Teaching Load Reduction to Promote Research and Scholarship. To encourage faculty research and scholarship, the University will award a minimum of 30, three (3)-credit load reductions to eligible faculty in each of the academic years commencing on September 1, 2023, September 1, 2024 and September 1, 2025 subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) All full-time tenured faculty, who have not filed an irrevocable agreement to terminate employment shall be eligible to apply for the load reduction.

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