{"id":5137,"date":"2019-06-18T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T18:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyusc.wpengine.com\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:45:15","slug":"faculty-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policy.usc.edu\/faculty-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Faculty Handbook contains the central policies of the University, developed through shared governance. As in prior editions, the amendments are recommended to the President by the Academic Senate. 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