{"id":2164,"date":"2026-03-06T13:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:47:48","slug":"update-on-interim-teaching-workload-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/update-on-interim-teaching-workload-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Interim Teaching Workload Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After review and approval by the Academic Staff Committee, University Committee, and University Staff Committee, 51ÁÔÆæ has adopted an interim policy to implement the 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 (Act 15) teaching workload requirements. Selected Academic and Administrative Policy (SAAP) 7-18, Interim Faculty and Academic Staff Teaching Responsibilities, is posted online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the requirements are based in state statute, 51ÁÔÆæ does not have the\u202fflexibility at the campus level to\u202fmodify\u202fthe requirements. As a result, the 51ÁÔÆæ policy closely aligns with the Board of Regents policy and Universities of Wisconsin interim policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Act 15 requirements take effect September 1, 2026, and create minimum teaching load requirements for faculty and instructional academic staff. Under 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s interim policy, each college must develop or update its workload policies, including instructional equivalencies, consistent with the 51ÁÔÆæ interim policy before the end of the Spring semester.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching workload assignments will continue to be determined at the department and college level. This includes any adjustments to minimum teaching workload requirements related to administrative duties, market considerations, and career stage, as permitted by the policy and subject to the designated approvals.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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