Policies, Guidelines, and Recommendations
For direction on the rules and procedures surrounding academic matters, faculty status, campus conduct, and more at UMass Amherst, please review these areas of Faculty Senate policy (which are required), as well as other guidelines, recommendations, and resolutions.
Course and Curriculum Management
All academic proposals at UMass Amherst are processed through the Course and Curriculum Management System. Learn more about specific procedures for different proposals in the sections below.
Welcome from the Faculty Senate Secretary
Learn more about the goals, structure, and activity of the Faculty Senate from Secretary Anthony Paik.
Councils, Committees, and More
Along with the full Senate and its Senators, the Faculty Senate comprises multiple standing temporary councils, committees, and other groups that review academic proposals and University policy decisions that fall under the Faculty Senate's purview.
Faculty Senate Meetings and Minutes
The Faculty Senate meets regularly throughout the semester to vote on business pertaining to academic affairs at UMass Amherst and hear announcements from the University community. You can find out when the next meeting is, as well as learn what was discussed at past meetings.
Faculty Senate News
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Resolution To Establish Mutual Academic Defense Compacts In Defense Of Academic Freedom, Free Expression, Institutional Integrity, And The Research Enterprise
Resolution on The Department Of Education’s “Dear Colleague” Letter of February 14, 2025
Faculty Senate Google Calendar
Faculty Senate Archives
The Faculty Senate Archives are located in Microsoft SharePoint. The files are sorted in separate folders based on type of material (ie. Senate Council and Committees, Senate Meeting Materials, etc.).
If you do not know the Senate Document Number, you may browse through files organized by year at the first link to the Sharepoint.
If you know the Senate Document Number, please use the search bar in the second link to the SharePoint to find documents, as it is more powerful than that located in the first link.
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