ACADEMIC DEANS
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
SENATE FACULTY
NON-SENATE, NON-REPRESENTED ACADEMIC APPOINTEES
The following is an issuance of the following revised Academic Personnel Manual (APM) sections:
- APM 285, Professor of Teaching Series
- APM 035, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
APM 285, Professor of Teaching Series
APM 285, Professor of Teaching Series is effective immediately. The revised policy can be found on the Academic Personnel Programs website or at APM 285, Professor of Teaching Series.
The revised policy reflects the following revisions:
- Change in title for the “Lecturer with Security of Employment” (LSOE) title series to “Professor of Teaching.” The revised title for the series is reflective of the professional and scholarly achievements required for promotion in the series and aligns with the naming convention of Senate titles. The current LSOE titles will be mapped to the new Professor of Teaching titles as follows:
- Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment = Assistant Professor of Teaching
- Lecturer with Security of Employment = Associate Professor of Teaching
- Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment = Professor of Teaching
- This revision also includes the removal of Appendix A. Appendix A was created with the substantive revisions to APM – 285 issued in 2018 to allow a transition period to the new criteria for those LSOE faculty appointed prior to October 1, 2018. The transition period allowed in the APM ended June 30, 2023.
Guidance on campus use of working titles is unchanged.
The concept and privileges related to “security of employment,” as defined in Regents’ Bylaw 40, remain in place.
Proposed revisions to other sections of the APM will be part of future technical revisions to update references to the title series. Any other substantive comments received related to other provisions in APM – 285 that are unrelated to the title name change will be retained for future consideration.
APM 035, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
APM 035, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment is effective retroactive to January 1, 2024. The revised policy can be found on the Academic Personnel and Programs website or at APM 035, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
The revisions add nondiscrimination for off-duty cannabis use consistent with Assembly Bill 2188, which added Section 12954 to the Government Code. In addition, Appendix A was deleted and incorporated into policy, and language regarding pay transparency from the systemwide Anti-Discrimination Policy was moved to the APM because the new Anti-Discrimination Policy, issued effective February 20, 2024 applies to students and other non-employees.
Should you have any questions, please email acadpers@uci.edu.
Sincerely,Diane K. O’Dowd
Vice Provost for Academic Personnel