Faculty Affairs Office

Faculty Handbooks and Policies

Our Handbooks and Policies reflect the current practices and guidelines for Harvard Graduate School of Design. By necessity, these documents are works in progress, and they are revised periodically, as needed, as policies evolve at the university and within the GSD. Your comments and questions are welcome.

Tenure Track Promotion and Reappointment Review Materials

Thumbnail of Tenure Track Process Steps, including ten purple and pink circles representing each year.  The charts in this section provide a step-by-step guide to procedures and policies that are associated with GSD’s tenure track faculty positions. 

Practice Faculty Promotion and Reappointment Review Materials

Thumbnail image of Practice Faculty Review Process steps, with green and blue circles representing each of the five steps.The charts in this section provide a step-by-step guide to procedures and policies that are associated with GSD’s non-tenure-track (NTT) practice faculty positions. 

Additional Policies and Forms

Policies 

Faculty Workload Policies

Tenured Faculty Sabbatical Policy Guide

Faculty Outside Activities and Conflict of Interest Policies

Faculty Leave Policies

 

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave

MA PFML Information

MA PFML Summary for Faculty and Academic Appointees

MA PFML Checklist for Faculty and Academic Appointees

 

Leave of Absence Request Forms

Faculty Long-term Leave of Absence Request Form

Faculty Short-term Leave of Absence Request Form