Faculty Handbook Committee

Charge

The Committee on the Faculty Handbook shall receive proposed changes to the Handbook in matters of University governance, including faculty services, policies, and responsibilities.  The committee reviews all statements to insure that the integrity and spirit of the Handbook language is maintained, and will  propose to the senate such statements for incorporation in the new Handbook editions when so directed by the Executive Board.  The committee is also responsible for codifying the records of changes in the Handbook; providing a record of the source, content, and approval authority of each revision; and monitoring and recommending policies and procedures for future Handbook revisions.

Specific Charge for 2023-2024 Academic Year

The Faculty Handbook committee is tasked with the following two charges:

1. Undertake a comprehensive review of Chapter 7 of the Faculty Handbook to determine if it needs to be updated and identify revisions needed to make it more user-friendly for all faculty.
2. Perform a comprehensive review of the content in the Handbook related to Faculty Councils to determine if it needs to be updated in light of current practice. It may be useful, for example, to state best practices, such as having an understanding between the Dean and the Faculty Council about how the Dean will consult with faculty on various matters such as administrative appointments and curriculum changes (in some schools this takes the form of a decision matrix.)

The committee will consult with administrators and faculty as necessary to guide its work.

Co-Chairs

John Matsusaka, matsusak@usc.edu, Marshall School of Business

Steve Bradforth, stephen.bradforth@usc.edu, Dornsife College

Committee Members 

• Shafiqa Ahmadi, sahmadi@usc.edu, Rossier School of Education
• Odilon Camara, ocamara@marshall.usc.edu, Marshall School of Business
• James Clements, jamescle@usc.edu, Dornsife College
• Rob Filback, filback@usc.edu, Rossier School of Education
• Leana Golubchik, leana@usc.edu, Viterbi School of Engineering 
• Morris Levy, morrisl@usc.edu, Dornsife College
• Pamela McCann, pmccann@usc.edu, Price School of Public Policy
• Alexander L. Van Speybroeck, avanspeybroeck@chla.usc.edu, Kech/CHLA 
• Alexis Zoto, weidig@usc.edu, Roski School of Art and Design

Ex Officio Member

Martin Levine, levine@usc.edu, Vice Provost and Senior Advisor to the Provost

Report

• 2023-2024 Faculty Handbook Committee End of Year Report 
• 2022-2023 Faculty Handbook Committee End-of-Year Report
• 2021-2022 Faculty Handbook Committee End-of-Year Report
• 2020-2021 Faculty Handbook Committee End-of-Year Report

Handbook

• Faculty Handbook

Resolutions

• 16/17 – 03:  Changes in Faculty Handbook due to Academic Senate Resolution
  • Changes to Handbook 16-17 table
  • Faculty Handbook 2017-redline_Accepted Amendments
• 15/16 – 06: Changes in Faculty Handbook due to Academic Senate Resolution 15/16-03
  • Draft – Faculty Handbook 2016: Passed at the May 11 Senate meeting
• 14/15 – 03: Proposed Changes to FH Chapter 6
  • Approved changes ch 6 Faculty Handbook Amendments-04-09-2015_distribute 4_15 Senate meeting
• 14/ 15 – 05: Proposed Changes to FH all chapters except chapter 6
  • Approved Faculty Handbook Amendments all chapters except chapter 6_04-23-15
• 14/15 – 06: Additional Minor Proposed Changes to FH Chapter 6
  • Minor Changes ch-06-Amendments-for May-meeting
• 13/14 – 01: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • Poposed Recommendations to Update University Policy on Faculty Evaluation
• 13/14 – 02: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND RATIONALE – Redlined
  • CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND RATIONALE – Clean
• 11/12 – 03: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • Section 3
  • Section 6
  • Section 8
  • Section 10