Governing Documents and Resources

Faculty Senate Bylaws Revised 04-01-2019

• Chronology of Amendments and Revisions to Faculty Senate Bylaws 1971-Present 04-01-2019

Faculty Senate Resource Guide

Guidelines for Being a Faculty Senate Caucus Chair 

How to Attend Faculty Senate Meetings by Zoom 

Faculty Handbook

Tenure Policy

Faculty Evaluation Manual 

Resource Manual 

College and Department Bylaws

• October 18, 2018 Senate Bylaws Audit (October 18, 2018)
  Updated bylaws for the second audit should be sent to Beauvais Lyons (blyons@utk.edu)

University Faculty Council

Department and Collegiate Bylaws Guide 

Department Head Evaluation Form

Heads and Directors Reappointments

Tennessee University Faculty Senate (TUFS)

UT Focus Act

Academic Freedom and Tenure at UTK

• • Milton Klein and Howard Pollio, Tenure provides needed academic freedom, The Daily Beacon, February 22, 1979.
  • Milton Klein, “Academic Freedom at UT: The Crisis Years,” Context, March 3, 1995.