Phased Retirement Policy Term Definition

Phased Retirement is an option that may be offered to a tenured faculty member to retire and relinquish their tenure and any endowed position in exchange for a set term of reduced appointments in teaching, clinical service, and/or research. The tenured faculty member would officially retire, then maintain a part-time term appointment without tenure until the expiration of the Phased Retirement Agreement.  The Phased Retirement Agreement may not exceed two years.