Summary
The Board of Regents may terminate tenured faculty members of a campus of the
University System for reasons of financial exigency of that campus or discontinuance or
reduction of a program or department of instruction.
Body
The Board of Regents may terminate tenured faculty members of a campus of the
University System for reasons of financial exigency of that campus or discontinuance or
reduction of a program or department of instruction.
1. Financial Exigency: Financial exigency exists when a University System campus’s
budget for faculty member services is insufficient to sustain the current number of
faculty positions considering anticipated attrition and non-renewal of probationary
appointments.
2. Program Reduction or Discontinuance: Staffing in a program or department may
be discontinued or reduced following:
a. A system-wide or campus level review of the particular program or department;
or
b. A sustained decline in enrollment or shift in student interests adversely
affecting the program or department.
Each campus may develop separate procedures to implement these policies.
In the absence of separate campus procedures approved by the Board of Regents upon
recommendation by the Commissioner, the procedures found in BOR Policy 710.2.1 shall
apply.