Welcome

UVA faculty members are an incredibly talented group of scholars and educators. Each of you comes to the University at a different stage of your academic career and a different moment in your life. We value each of you here.

To help you find and make use of the many opportunities that UVA offers, I encourage you to review the Faculty Handbook. Inside you will find basic information about the University and the resources, conditions of employment, benefits, and policies that are essential to the faculty experience.

The heart of UVA is in what you do and what you make possible: learning, teaching, research, scholarship, artistic creation, and clinical care that takes place on Grounds and beyond every day. Our faculty—teachers, researchers, and leaders, all—are a key element. I wish you a great year in your work supporting the mission of this extraordinary institution.

To read the University of Virginia's full Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity, please visit the UVA Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) website.

Each academic year, the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost updates and publishes the UVA Faculty Handbook. Over the years, policies, procedures, and resources that pertain to faculty life at the University have been made available on administrative and school websites, as well as at UVA Policy, an online repository of University-wide policies.

Despite the availability of policies online, faculty have expressed the need for a handbook that digests relevant documents and resources in an easily accessible central location. While the faculty handbook is not intended to be a comprehensive document, we hope that it is a useful starting point for locating resources that might otherwise be difficult to find. The handbook is also designed to help new faculty explore the extensive resources for teaching, research, and work-life balance that UVA offers. The faculty handbook does not amend the terms and conditions of employment stated in individual faculty appointment contracts. The handbook should be used as a guide to help navigate resources, policies, and procedures relevant to faculty.

UVA Wise maintains a separate handbook applicable to its faculty.