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 & Engagement
• Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity (EO&D)

Here are some of the most commonly requested documents:

• Academic Personnel Policy (University Red Book, also available from Provost) T76-081
• Additional Faculty Compensation Guidelines & Forms

• Annual Faculty Report (AFR)
• Benefits Summaries: Calendar Year Faculty, Academic Year Faculty & MSP Librarians

• Chronology of Major Personnel Actions (2011-2012)
• Classroom Civility and Respect (includes procedures for dealing with disruptive behavior
• Classroom Violence -- Assessment & Care Team (ACT) brochure

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Redbook
  Human Resource policy governing Paid Leave and Other Benefits not reflected in the MSP Contract
  

• Conflicts of Interest Policy Relating to Intellectual Property & Commercial Ventures (T96-039)
  

• Continuing Education and Distance Learning
  
• Contract (Non-tenure track) Faculty -- MSP Contract Language
  
• 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)
• Faculty Guide
• Faculty Liability Insurance for Off-Campus (International) Excursions
• Fair Information Practices Regulations (T77-059)
  
• Family Leave Policy (T93-123) -- incorporates FMLA of 1993
• 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)
• Master Calendar (2011-2012)
• Parental Leave Policy (Application)
  
• Periodic Multi-Year Review Policy (PMYR)
  
• Principles of Employee Conduct
  
• Policy on 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, Application and Annual Letter
• Salary Anomaly Policy (Amended 5/25/11)
• Search Procedures: Faculty and Professional Staff
• Sexual Harassment Policy & Procedures
• Spouse and Partner Employment Program
• Tenure & Promotion Critiera & Procedures (Provost's Annual Memo)
• Travel Policy (T92-031)
• Tuition Waiver Policy (T96-129)
• Tuition Remission Benefits
• Waiver of Rights of Access to Letters of Recommendation
  
• Weingarten Rights
• Workplace Violence Prevention Policy