The Faculty Affairs Committee oversees matters pertaining to the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of academic appointees, including but not limited to policies and procedures related to issues of academic freedom, appointments, tenure and promotion, compensation, and working conditions.
The executive committees of the campus faculty governing organizations shall appoint nine members to this committee, two members from IU Bloomington, two members from IUPUI, and one member each from IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. The committee shall select its own chair. Members should have experience on their campuses' faculty affairs committee. Terms will run two years, staggered.
At least one member of the committee must be a non-tenure track appointee.
For more information on the University Faculty Affairs Committee, see the Bylaws of the University Faculty Council, Section 12.D