Section II.M.4: Termination of Tenured Faculty Member Due to Discontinuance of Program or Department or for Financial Exigency

Termination of Employment Due to Discontinuance of Program or Department Termination

Termination of an appointment with tenure, or of a probationary term or contract, or special appointment before the end of the specified term, may occur as a result of bona fide formal discontinuance of a program or department of instruction. Before the College issues notice to a faculty member of its intention to terminate an appointment because of formal discontinuance of a program or department of instruction, the institution will make every reasonable effort to place the faculty member concerned in another suitable position in the College. If no suitable position is available. within the institution, the faculty member’s appointment may then be terminated. A faculty member terminated under this section will be permitted after receiving notice of termination, to remain in the employ of the College for one academic year (nine months) or to receive the equivalent in severance pay.

Termination of Employment for Financial Exigency

A faculty member may be dismissed for reasons of financial exigency. Termination of a faculty appointment because of financial exigency shall be demonstrably bona fide. Before the administration issues notice to a faculty member of its intention to terminate an appointment because of financial exigency, the institution will take due account of considerations related to tenure and seniority within the constraints of programmatic need.