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These are the principles guiding decisions on faculty absence and faculty work modality.

• Several existing campus policies speak to these topics:
  • Boulder Campus Policy on Absence from Campus
    • NB: this is primarily a policy about travel
  • Work modalities and Schedules (including Faculty Standards of Practice)
  • Leaves and Sabbaticals
  • Academic Instruction Guidance
• Because some of the campus policies above are due for review and/or updating, the guiding principles for A&S articulated in this document draw broadly upon their spirit.
• Overall, the guiding principles that deans and department chairs will adhere to in decision-making related to faculty absence, faculty work modality, and related topics will weigh and balance multiple priorities:
  • the length of the request (e.g., special case versus ongoing arrangement);
  • the best interests of the individual faculty member, department and students;Ìý
  • support for scholarly/creative work, teaching, and service;Ìý
  • and equity impacts on other members of the department, including faculty, staff, and students.
  • All decisions should have a timeline for reevaluation so that these priorities can be reexamined on a regular basis.
• The guiding principles above apply to all academic units in the college. Deans will apply these principles to guide decision-making within their divisions based on the particularities of each case.
• Policies related to legally mandated and other types of formal leave are separate from the considerations noted here.Ìý

Reviewed 15 June 2026