FAS faculty are advised to be wary of invitations from international entities for “tutorial” work.

This message encourages faculty to review the university-wide Faculty Standards of Conduct.

This message announces the launch of the university-wide Faculty Search Reporting Process (FSRP), which replaces the Interview Approval Form and Faculty Search Questionnaire for all ladder and multi-year instructional faculty searches in the FAS. Training sessions for department staff will be led by the Office of Faculty Administrative Services.

This message outlines current campus COVID guidance, including accommodations for students who may need to be absent; resources on flexibility in course design; expectations for teaching fellows; the processes by which faculty may request workplace accommodations or make short-term remote arrangements; and current campus guidance on masking, COVID testing, and isolation. Up-to-date information about campus policies can be found at the University’s COVID-19 website.

This message asks relevant FAS and SEAS faculty to hold certain Thursday afternoons from 4-6 for possible Yale College Faculty Meetings, FAS and/or SEAS Faculty Meetings, and meetings of Joint Board of Permanent Officers for the 2023-24 academic year, and reminds faculty of dates that are being held for meetings of the FAS/SEAS Faculty Senate.

This message announces that Kathryn Lofton will return to full-time teaching and research in the FAS on July 1, 2024, when her current term as FAS Dean of Humanities concludes. In the coming weeks, a faculty committee will be appointed to advise on appointing a successor to Katie as the FAS Dean of Humanities.

This message lists the FAS department and program chairs for 2023-2024 and provides links to additional information about these colleagues.

New support is now available for FAS departments and programs. Faculty Appointment and Promotions Specialists will aid departments with faculty search, appointment, and promotion processes. The FAS Web Team will provide website support services and aid departments with the YaleSites upgrade.

The report of the Instructional Faculty Working Group is now available. Thank you to the Working Group members and to leaders across the university who have worked to implement policy change based on the group’s recommendations.

This message announces the membership of the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESOF) for 2023-24.