VIII.B   Faculty Composition and Responsibilities

Appointments in the School of Drama are based primarily on professional theater qualifications rather than on academic credentials. Faculty members take responsibility for both teaching and the practice of theater at Yale. These standards are applicable to all faculty members regardless of how their responsibilities are divided between teaching and their work on productions at the School or at Yale Repertory Theatre.

1. Scope of Responsibilities. The training process extends into project and performance situations that take place beyond the classroom setting. Therefore, faculty members maintain a substantial responsibility for students' applied work and must be available to examine, consult, and evaluate students' involvement in rehearsal and production, and in the administration of the Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre productions.

While appointments to the faculty are normally for nine months, faculty responsibilities in administrative, supervisory or production areas will often require faculty presence to extend to ten, eleven or twelve months.

2. Outside Interests and Employment. The School of Drama encourages its faculty to engage in professional work, just as other schools and departments encourage their faculties to publish scholarly work. However, the School seeks to balance the enhancement of a faculty member's professional competence with the individual's obligation not only to meet classes but also to be available to students outside the classroom and to participate in the life of the School. No full-time member of the faculty or staff may undertake an outside professional commitment without permission. All such requests should be submitted to the appropriate department chair in sufficient time to be reviewed and approved by both the department and the Dean. The approval of such requests will be guided by the general principles cited in this Handbook under Outside Interests and Employment in Section XX.E .

Appointments in the School of Drama are based primarily on professional theater qualifications rather than on academic credentials. Faculty members take responsibility for both teaching and the practice of theater at Yale. These standards are applicable to all faculty members regardless of how their responsibilities are divided between teaching and their work on productions at the School or at Yale Repertory Theatre.

1. Scope of Responsibilities. The training process extends into project and performance situations that take place beyond the classroom setting. Therefore, faculty members maintain a substantial responsibility for students' applied work and must be available to examine, consult, and evaluate students' involvement in rehearsal and production, and in the administration of the Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre productions.

While appointments to the faculty are normally for nine months, faculty responsibilities in administrative, supervisory or production areas will often require faculty presence to extend to ten, eleven or twelve months.

2. Outside Interests and Employment. The School of Drama encourages its faculty to engage in professional work, just as other schools and departments encourage their faculties to publish scholarly work. However, the School seeks to balance the enhancement of a faculty member's professional competence with the individual's obligation not only to meet classes but also to be available to students outside the classroom and to participate in the life of the School. No full-time member of the faculty or staff may undertake an outside professional commitment without permission. All such requests should be submitted to the appropriate department chair in sufficient time to be reviewed and approved by both the department and the Dean. The approval of such requests will be guided by the general principles cited in this Handbook under Outside Interests and Employment in Section XX.E .