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 #### II. The Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom (CTAF) {#ctaf}
 
 *Roles and Responsibilities:*  
-(Amended by the Faculty, *March 13, 2024*)
+(Amended by the Faculty, *March 13, 2024*)  
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
 
 CTAF is given the authority and responsibility for overseeing tenure
 recommendations to the Provost.  The committee is in charge of the
@@ -650,9 +652,10 @@ Procedures, Section 1](chapter-5.html#chapter-5-section-1).
 
 *Membership:*
 
-CTAF consists of nine faculty members having tenure. There will not be
-more than one committee member from any one academic department. The
-term of office for this Committee is four years.  No member may serve
+CTAF consists of nine faculty members having tenure inclusive of both
+dual-mission and teaching-mission faculty. There will not be more than
+one committee member from any one academic department. The term of
+office for this Committee is four years.  No member may serve
 successive terms.  Department Heads, Deans, and the Provost are not
 eligible to serve on CTAF.
 
@@ -3896,20 +3899,27 @@ not limited to engagement in some of the following activities:
 
 ## 4. Department Tenure Committees
 
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
+
 Each Department Tenure Committee (DTC) shall be composed of the
-Department Head and two tenured faculty members of the department.
-The elected DTC members will be nominated and elected by secret ballot
-by the voting faculty members in the department for terms of two years
-each with one DTC member being elected each year, after the first
-year.  The Chair of each Department Tenure Committee shall be the
-elected member whose term of office expires in June of the current
-academic year. No DTC member may serve two consecutive terms, unless
-the limited number of department faculty members with tenure makes
-this restriction impossible. No member of CTAF may serve on a
-Department Tenure Committee.
+Department Head and two faculty members of the department elected from
+the tenured dual-mission and tenured teaching-mission faculty in the
+department.  The elected DTC members will be nominated and elected by
+secret ballot by the voting faculty members in the department for
+terms of two years each with one DTC member being elected each year,
+after the first year.  The Chair of each Department Tenure Committee
+shall be the elected member whose term of office expires in June of
+the current academic year. No DTC member may serve two consecutive
+terms, unless the limited number of department faculty members with
+tenure makes this restriction impossible. No member of CTAF may serve
+on a Department Tenure Committee.
 
 ## 5. Joint Tenure Committees {#chapter-3-section-5}
 
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
+
 For the purpose of considering each tenure case, a Joint Tenure
 Committee (JTC) is formed, consisting of five members from CTAF and
 the three-member Department Tenure Committee.  The Joint Tenure
@@ -3930,7 +3940,9 @@ In the event of no departmental overlap or conflict of interest, the
 selection of the five CTAF members to sit on Joint Tenure Committees
 will be governed by CTAF procedures developed to lead to an overall
 pattern of recusals distributed over the CTAF membership so as to
-ensure appropriate participation for each CTAF member.
+ensure appropriate participation for each CTAF member and, where
+possible, to ensure representation of faculty from the same tenure
+path (i.e., teaching-mission, dual-mission) as the candidate.
 
 If a member of the Joint Tenure Committee must resign, a replacement
 shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the manner prescribed