Assigned Release Time Program Agreement
After a long hiatus, AFT Local 1796 has reached an Agreement with WP Administration regarding Assigned Release Time (ART). We have posted it to the Faculty section of our Documents webpage, and it is linked above. The ART Program, which will resume in 2026, with applications to be submitted in 2025, aims to support tenured and tenure-track faculty members in their research, scholarship, and creative endeavors by providing them with release time from teaching duties. The 2025-2026 WP Budget will determine program funding, and the Faculty Senate will deliberate its criteria.
Please read the Agreement for a complete breakdown of the negotiated terms of this program.