Faculty Affairs for School of Arts & Sciences
The Office of Faculty Affairs oversees various aspects of administration pertaining to faculty for over 650 full-time and part-time faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School for the Museum of Fine Arts. Major office functions include: faculty recruitment and hiring, appointments, compensation, faculty unions, reappointment, reviews, leaves, sabbaticals, and retirement.
Please contact the Faculty Affairs Office (at the contact info below or at asfacultyaffairs@tufts.edu) regarding any questions or issues relating to:
- Faculty Compensation
-Merit, Equity Adjustments, Payroll, Salary Affecting Leaves, Supplemental Pay
- Faculty Unions
-Questions regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreements for the Full- and Part-time Lecturers
- Faculty Reviews
-Timing and process
- Faculty Hiring and Recruitment and Onboarding
- Faculty Benefits
-Basic benefits inquiries, Benefits while on Leave
- Faculty Contracts / Appointments
-Terms, Renewals, Review Year Confirmation
- Faculty Eligibility for Leave
-Non-Academic: Parental (Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Foster Care), Medical, Family Illness, Personal and Military Leave
-Academic: Sabbatical, Junior Faculty Leave, Supported Research Leave, Chairs Leave
- Retirement
Contact Us
Melissa Kelly
Director of Faculty Affairs & Academic Labor Relations Officer
(617) 627-3708
melissa.kelly@tufts.edu
Nicole Cunningham
Faculty Affairs Officer, School of Arts & Sciences
(617) 627-3092
nicole.cunningham@tufts.edu