faculty senate
Academic governing body
A faculty senate is a governing body of elected professors and instructors that represents academic staff in university decision-making.
It typically advises on curriculum, tenure policies, and academic standards: The faculty senate voted to revise the general education requirements.
The senate serves as a counterbalance to administration, giving faculty a formal voice in institutional governance.
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- academic freedomProtected scholarly inquiry rights
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- parliamentary procedureRules governing deliberative assemblies
Robert's Rules · consensus-building · quorum · voting rights · tenure track · university council · standing committee · committee meeting · provost · union negotiations · resolutions · dean · department chairs · agenda setting · vote · no confidence vote · ivory tower · budget allocation
- academic bodiesacademy, institute, college, university, society
- education groupshonor society, teacher unions, alumni association, PTA, student council
- Faculty Termsprofessors, lecturers, deans, tenure, department chairs
- university committeesboard of trustees, admissions board
- University Governanceboard of trustees, dean, provost, chancellor, president
- University Oversightaccreditation, tenure review, board of trustees, dean, provost
faculty senateadministration
Organizational oversight and control
university administration · central administration · board of trustees · executive leadership · senior leadership team
faculty senateboard of trustees
Body overseeing an institution
board of directors · executive committee · presidential authority
faculty senatestudent government
Elected pupil leadership body
student senate · student council · student association · board of trustees · alumni association