Discharge, suspension, & reduction in rank

In contrast with non-reappointment and termination of employment, discharge, suspension from employment, and reduction in rank are disciplinary penalties.

Section 603 of The Code of the Board of Governors states:

A faculty member, who is the beneficiary of institutional guarantees of tenure, shall enjoy protection against unjust and arbitrary application of disciplinary penalties. During the period of such guarantees the faculty member may be discharged or suspended from employment or diminished in rank only for reasons of incompetence, neglect of duty, or misconduct of such a nature as to indicate that the individual is unfit to continue as a member of the faculty.

For complete information on disciplinary sanctions, including procedures and requirements for due process and the right of appeal, see Section 603 of The Code and Section VIII of UNCW's Policies of Academic Freedom and Tenure.

Appeal from disciplinary sanctions

A faculty member may request a specification of reasons for the sanction and may appeal the sanction to the Faculty Hearings Committee, in accordance with the procedure specified in Section 603 of The Code.