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Guidelines and Handbooks

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  • The University Administrative Guide is Stanford's collection of guidelines that govern workplace interactions, procedures, and processes.
  • The Faculty Handbook provides policies governing Stanford faculty, including, but not limited to  appointment and  tenure policies, faculty discipline, academic freedom, and faculty appeal procedures.
  • The Academic Staff-Teaching and Other Teaching Handbook provides policies governing Academic Academic Staff-Teaching and Other Teaching Staff, including but not limited to policies regarding terms and types of appointments; reappointment and promotion processes; compensation; leave policies; academic freedom and appeal processes. 
  • The Research Policy Handbook contains policies related to research at Stanford, including but not limited to authorship issues; conflicts of commitment and interest; information security and research misconduct.
  • The Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures  is a compilation of university policies and other information related to the academic progress of Stanford graduate students, from their application and admission, to the conferral of degrees and retention of records.