Affiliated Faculty Policy
Affiliated Faculty Policy
Statement of Purpose: Inter-disciplinary work is an increasingly significant feature of legal research and education. Many law schools across the country designate certain colleagues at their universities “affiliated faculty;” these no cost arrangements are also known as “courtesy” appointments. Such appointments at UNMSOL would forge and strengthen ties between the School of Law and other UNM schools and departments.
Eligibility criteria. UNM tenure and tenure track UNM Faculty (outside the School of Law). Appointments will be made to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, to further the law school’s teaching and academic missions and to enhance its standing in the university and the legal academy.
Selection Process: Any member of the UNMSOL faculty may make nominations. Nominees will be considered by the Faculty Appointments Committee (FacAps), which will forward recommended names to the Dean. The UNMSOL faculty will be notified as to the recommendations forwarded to the Dean by FacAps. The Dean will make the final selection, subject to the limitation that there be no more than fifteen such appointments concurrently. Appointments will be for two year terms, renewable with the approval of FacAps and the Dean.
Expectations of Affiliated Faculty: Affiliated faculty may be research collaborators of UNMSOL faculty, may give lectures at the law school to faculty and students, may teach or co-teach with UNMSOL faculty. Their individual strengths will indicate appropriate contributions.
Law School Faculty Meetings
Typically, monthly law school faculty meetings are held in the King Room on predetermined Tuesday afternoons from 3-5 pm. Classes should not be scheduled on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm to facilitate both faculty and committee meetings. Meetings are not held during the summer or class intersession periods.
