Leaves of Absence
The university offers various leave of absence options for faculty members to best accommodate those who require time away from campus.
Family and Parental Leaves of Absence
A regular faculty member (tenure-track, teaching-track, librarian and archivist-track and research-track) who is the parent of a newborn child, or who has adopted a child of preschool age, and who is the primary caregiver of the child, is entitled to a one-semester paid leave of absence. Teaching or other duties that would otherwise be carried out during the period of leave may not be shifted to other semesters against the wishes of the person taking such paid leave. Tenure-track faculty members without tenure who take a one-semester paid parental leave may, at their discretion, exclude one year from current service for the purpose of determining the tenure decision deadline. Reappointment and promotion clocks may be similarly delayed by one year for all regular faculty members taking one semester of paid parental leave.
Family and parental leave requests can be submitted at any time and will be reviewed on a regular basis.
For more information, please refer to the Faculty Leaves Policy and the Faculty Parental Leave Policy.
To apply, complete the Faculty Parental Leave of Absence Application.
Personal Leaves of Absence
Leaves for personal circumstances are granted on either a half-time or a full-time basis. For example, a faculty member might request such leave to care for an ill, elderly parent. Additionally, such leave can be granted to support childcare.
Personal leave requests can be submitted at any time and will be reviewed on a regular basis.
For more information, please refer to the Faculty Leaves Policy.
To apply, submit a completed Faculty Personal Leave Application to facultyleaves@andrew.cmu.edu.
Professional Leaves of Absence
The university offers professional leaves to enable faculty members to develop professionally, whether the leave is supported in part by the university or wholly by external funds.
For more information, including eligibility requirements, please refer to the Faculty Leaves Policy.
To apply, complete the Faculty Professional Leave of Absence Application.
Tenure Decision Deadline (TDD) Extension
Tenure-Track Faculty requesting Parental Leave may also request an extension to their tenure decision deadline. Faculty members should work with their department head to discuss their options and complete the required Tenure Decision Deadline Extension form.
For more information on when leaves can be accompanied by extensions to the tenure decision deadline, view the Faculty Leaves Policy, Faculty Parental Leave Policy, and the Appointment and Tenure Policy.
To apply, complete the Tenure Decision Deadline Extension Form.