Five College Joint Faculty Appointments help the institutions maintain or develop the curriculum by sharing appointments. Joint appointees are based at a single campus (the position's home campus), but teach at one or more other campuses on a rotating basis. The procedures of the position's home campus and department govern the review and promotion process, with input from the other campuses sharing in the position. Joint appointments are generally tenure track or continuing.

Requests for joint appointments, which are normally developed over several months and in consultation with a Five College staff member, are reviewed and approved by the Five College Deans. The Deans also establish guidelines for searching and hiring in joint appointments, for reviewing joint appointees, and for supporting the work of joint appointees. View the guidelines on searches, reviews and revisions and the guidelines for participating institutions (PDF files).

Currently, Five Colleges has a multi-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supporting new joint appointments. The grant's special purpose is to help the institutions plan collaboratively to meet curricular needs in the face of faculty retirements, which are likely to reach unprecedented levels in departments across the consortium over the next several years.

The number of appointments varies from year to year, according to the availability of funding. View a list of the current Five College Joint Faculty Appointees and visit the resource site for Joint Faculty Appointees for more information.

Click here for a fuller description of the joint appointment program.

Distinguished Faculty Appointment
The Five College Distinguished Faculty Appointment enables the institutions to host renowned scholars or artists whose presence will have broad appeal to faculty members and students. Depending on the availability of funding, appointments may range from several weeks up to a year and must be proposed and sponsored by a currently active Five College committee or program. Visitors are expected to teach a minimum of one course, and commonly offer a public lecture, visit classes, and take part in a faculty seminar.

For more information about Five College Joint Faculty Appointments and Distinguished Faculty Appointments, contact Nate Therien, (413) 256-8316.

Click here for information on Joint Administrative Appointments and programs.

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