18.014: Faculty Retrenchment
Approved for interim use in accordance with Policy 01.001
June 13, 2025
黑料视频 Board of Trustees
- Purpose- This policy ensures compliance with the requirements of , which mandates that each state institution of higher education develop a policy for faculty retrenchment. 
- Scope- This policy applies to all full-time faculty members holding tenured, tenure-track before the end of the contract period, or renewable term appointments before the expiration of the specified term at Ohio university. For the purposes of this policy, full-time faculty refers to employees of the university with 0.8 FTE (full-time equivalent) appointments at Ohio university and are designated as having faculty status per the Ohio university faculty handbook. 
- Policy statement- Definitions- As defined in section 3345.454 of the Revised Code, "retrenchment" means a process by which a state institution of higher education reduces programs or services, thus resulting in a temporary suspension or permanent separation of one or more institution faculty, to account for a reduction in student population or overall funding, a change to institutional missions or programs, or other fiscal pressures or emergencies facing the institution.
- As described in the Ohio university faculty handbook, a program is defined as a course of studies leading to a degree (including an associate degree), a recognized major under a degree, or an option or concentration under a degree that is generally comparable to a major at the university.
 
- Grounds for retrenchment- The Ohio university board of trustees may implement a temporary suspension or permanent separation of one or more faculty members to account for one or more of the following: - A reduction in student population
- A reduction in overall funding
- A change to the institutional mission or programs
- Other fiscal pressures or emergencies facing the institution
 
- Authority- The Ohio university board of trustees has the final authority on retrenchment decisions made under this policy. 
- Commitment to academic values- Ohio university reaffirms its commitment to academic freedom and shared governance. No faculty reduction under this policy shall be based on a faculty member's exercise of academic freedom or constitutionally protected speech.