Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the second call for the Dependent Care Travel Awards (DCTA) for travel during the period from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. This award is designed to subsidize childcare expenses related to travel for conferences, research meetings, or conducting research, as well as daycare costs during a…Continue Reading Dependent Care Travel Award Second Call for AY 2025-2026
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New Feature in AP Recruit
Dear Recruit Analyst, We are happy to announce a new feature of AP Recruit called Conditional Documents. This new feature will allow you to request documents from applicants during various stages of the recruitment process. The goal of this new feature is to streamline collection of documents at the initial stage and allow you to…Continue Reading New Feature in AP Recruit
Summer Compensation for Deans
CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS This is a reminder that Deans may earn additional compensation for summer research or Summer Session teaching, per APM 240-18-e: Additional University Compensation. Summer Research Deans may receive up to 1/12th payment for summer research based on their annual decanal salary. In such instances, accrued vacation shall be used in proportion to…Continue Reading Summer Compensation for Deans
2025-26 Academic Salary Program for Represented Academic Appointees
CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS In accordance with guidelines issued by the Office of the President, the University of California is implementing salary increases for the titles listed below consistent with the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements. All salary scale percentage adjustments are approximate as the precise amount may vary due to rounding and modest smoothing…Continue Reading 2025-26 Academic Salary Program for Represented Academic Appointees
Years of Acceleration field launched!
ScholarSteps has now checked another high demand enhancement off the list! Years of Acceleration field is now available! Department analysts will be able to input in the case details section, but edits are possible in the proposal section for departments and dean’s office as well! This is how it will display on the review summary…Continue Reading Years of Acceleration field launched!
Upload Multiple Documents at Once!
A long awaited enhancement has now been made for the document slots that allow for more than one file to be uploaded (i.e. publications, student evaluations, etc.) so that you may select/upload multiple files at once from the upload screen. Please see the demonstration below of this new enhancement!…Continue Reading Upload Multiple Documents at Once!
Negotiated Salary Program, 2025-2026 Call for Applications
ACADEMIC DEANSDEPARTMENT CHAIRSCHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS The Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) has been issued into policy under Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 672 as the Negotiated Salary Program (NSP), which becomes effective July 1, 2025. Senate faculty who are not members of another compensation plan (e.g., Health Sciences Compensation Plan) and hold a University appointment at or…Continue Reading Negotiated Salary Program, 2025-2026 Call for Applications
Academic Personnel Policy Issuance
The following policies have been issued: Effective immediately, the revised policies may be found online on the policy revision webpage. Background Technical revisions to APM – 710, Leaves of Absence/Paid Sick Leave/Paid Medical Leave, and APM – 758, Leaves of Absence/Other Leaves With the Possibility for Pay are being made to address changes in law…Continue Reading Academic Personnel Policy Issuance
Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 360, Appointment and Promotion, Librarian Series
The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 360 of the Academic Personnel Manual: Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review. The proposed revisions to the APM – 360 are posted to the Systemwide Academic Personnel website. So that we may meet the Office of the…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 360, Appointment and Promotion, Librarian Series
Congratulations to the Recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award!
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the University and the UC-AFT Council on Professional Development, I extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes for the continued success of the recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award for the 2024-2025 academic year: We would also like to acknowledge the members of the 2024-25 UC-AFT Council…Continue Reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award!