Murray - All of our junior faculty have at least one paid, non-teaching semester that they can dedicate to research.  For senior faculty, after going through a period where 2-0 or 3-0 course loads were discouraged, we seem recently to have become more flexible on no-teaching semesters. nim

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Subject: "Research Semesters" (e.g. 3 - 0 teaching load)

Do any of your school's have a formal policy for "research semesters"? I am not asking about sabbaticals.

I am inquiring about a regular teaching load that is reduced for the most accomplished researchers and/or allows the shifting of teaching from one semester to another in order to free up blocks of time to devote entirely to research. I have heard, for example, that some research oriented schools have in recent years switched form teaching loads of two courses (or some equivalent) per semester to a system whereby the most active and accomplished researchers are given the opportunity to teach three courses one semester and no courses the next semester.

Any information would be much appreciated.

Murray Levin


Murray S. Levin
Professor of Business Law
University of Kansas
School of Business
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1300 Sunnyside Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

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