The procedure for terminating tenured faculty (revised APP, Section 4.15) has been modified to clarify the process, while retaining the principle that tenured faculty can only be dismissed after extensive review by both their faculty peers and by administrators. The following are differences or clarifications to the procedure described in the current APP:

• The process is managed by the Provost, as the chief academic officer on the campus.
• The definition of “Cause” for termination is expanded (revised APP, Section 1.9); this definition has been modified in the July 19 public drafdt in response to faculty concerns.
• An inquiry step is added to provide objective evidence on the case.
• The faculty Hearing Committee is drawn from the members of the school Tenure Committee.
• The Chancellor can overturn a recommendation by the Hearing Committee to terminate a tenured faculty member but cannot overturn a Hearing Committee recommendation not to terminate.