Charge of the Committee:
The committee shall: (1) work to develop policies that support and promote faculty scholarship and inclusive pedagogy; (2) allocate funds from the Bates Faculty Development Fund and Learning Associates program, per defined policies; evaluate and decide on applications for Phillips Faculty Fellowships and enhanced sabbaticals; and approve all other sabbaticals; (3) work with the Office of Sponsored Research and Research Compliance to educate faculty on internal and external grant opportunities; (4) communicate leave decisions in a timely manner to the Academic Affairs Council; (5) serve as members of the Committee on Honorary Degrees, a standing committee of the Board of Trustees.
Faculty legislation last revised Feb 5, 2024

Composition: Four elected faculty members. A representative of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty shall serve ex officio. Any faculty member with at least three consecutive years of full-time faculty employment at the college may serve. The committee shall have one faculty member from each division. At least one committee member shall be an untenured faculty member

2026-2027 Committee Members:

• Samuel Bird (2026-2029)
• Don Dearborn (Chair, ex officio)
• Garry Jenkins (ex officio)
• Jakub Kazecki (2026-2029)
• Asha Tamirisa (2026-2029)
• Peter Wong (2026-2029)

Alison Keegan, Program Manager for Intramural Scholarships, Committee Administrative Staff