Most policies and guidance documents relating to faculty and librarians are maintained on sections of the UMass Amherst website, so most of these document links will take you to one of those sites to ensure the most current information is available to you.

• Office of the Provost
• Office of Research Affairs (ORA)
• Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity (EO&D)

Here are some of the most commonly requested documents:

• Academic Personnel Policy (University Red Book) T76-081
• Additional Faculty Compensation Guidelines & Additional Faculty Compensation (T01-012)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 28.1 pg 86

• Annual Faculty Report (AFR)
• Benefits Summary: Calendar Year Academic Year

• Calendar (sample) of Personnel Actions, Salary Floors, etc.

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Redbook
  Human Resource policy governing Paid Leave and Other Benefits

• Conflicts of Interest Policy Relating to Intellectual Property & Commercial Ventures (T96-039)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.14 pg 82 & Article 28.1 pg 86

• Continuing Education and Distance Learning
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 35 pgs 94-95
• Contract Faculty (Non-tenure track faculty)
  from 2007-2008 Contract, Article 21(A) pgs 51-56
• Contract Faculty (Summary of Rights & Promotional Opportunities)
• Employee Conduct Principles (T96-136)
• Ethics Committee Textbook Ruling
• Diversity on Campus (MSP Statement) (see also Commission on Diversity)
• Faculty Consulting and Outside Activities (T96-047)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.14 pg 82, Article 28.1 pg 86 & Appendix C Item 6 pg 106
• Faculty Guide
• Faculty Liability Insurance for Off-Campus (International) Excursions
• Fair Information Practices Regulations (T77-059)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 24.2 pg 63, Article 24.6 pg 64 & Appendix B pg 104
• Family Leave Policy (T93-123) -- incorporates FMLA of 1993
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.12 pg 82
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • UMass H.R. Employee Checklist
  • US Dept. of Labor Certification of Health Care Provider Form
• Intellectual Property Policy (T96-040)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 28.1 pg 86 & Article 35.9 pg 95
• Parental Leave Policy (Application)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.14 pg 82
• Parental Postponement of TDY (tenure decision year)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.15 pg 83 & Article 27.17 pg 84
• Periodic Multi-Year Review Policy (PMYR)
  from 2007-2008 Contract, Appendix A pgs 98-103, & referenced in Article 34 pgs 92-93
  
• Raises for Promotions from 2007-2008 Contract, Article 26.7 pg 74
  
• Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activities  (T08-010) & Procedures for Dealing with Charges of Misconduct in Research and Scholarly Activity (T91-035A)

• Sabbatical Leave Policy (T86-087), (Application), (Annual Letter)
  from 2007-2008 Contract, Appendix C pgs 106-108, & referenced in Article 28.1 pg 86
• Salaries
  from 2007-2008 Contract, Article 26 pgs 71-78
• Salary Anomaly Policy
• Search Procedures: Faculty and Professional Staff
• Sexual Harassment Policy & Procedures
• Tenure & Promotion Critiera & Procedures (Provost's Annual Memo)
• Travel Policy (T92-031)
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.1 pg 79

• Tuition Waiver Policy (T96-129)
• Tuition Remission Benefits
  referenced in 2007-2008 Contract, Article 27.10 pg 82 & Article 28.1 pg 86
• Waiver of Rights of Access to Letters of Recommendation
  from 2007-2008 Contract, Appendix B pg 104, & referenced in Article 12.6(e) pg 18 & Article 24.8 pg 64