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Adjunct Faculty Handbook (Fredericksburg)

Chapter 5 Hiring and Employment Policies and Procedures

Termination of Employment for Cause

Employment of an adjunct faculty member may be terminated for cause, for any of the following reasons:

• Professional incompetency or lack of teaching effectiveness

• Willful failure to support and abide by the Mary Washington Honor Code

• Neglect of duty

• Serious misconduct

• Moral turpitude

• Physical incapacity or medical disability

The Dean of the Faculty is responsible for making the termination of employment decision, in consultation with the appropriate department chair.