Academic Suspension Policy for Birth or Adoption of Child
For Instructors Subject to a Three-year Maximum Term in Rank
The maximum term in rank clock will be suspended automatically for one calendar year for each instance of the following: the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, subject to notice of the event in writing by the faculty member to the Office of Faculty Affairs. The use of automatic suspensions does not affect consideration for extension of term in rank or for promotion.
(Weill Cornell Medical College Handbook - section 2.110)
For Assistant Professors Subject to a Six-Year Maximum Term in Rank
The maximum term in rank clock will be suspended automatically for one calendar year for each instance of following: the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, subject to notice of the event in writing by the faculty member to the Office of Faculty Affairs. The use of automatic suspensions does not affect consideration for extension of term in rank for promotion.
(Weill Cornell Medical College Handbook - section 2.111)
For Faculty members on the Tenure Track, Subject to Probationary Period for Tenure Review
The probationary period clock will be suspended automatically for one calendar year for each instance of the following: the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, subject to notice of the event in writing by the faculty member to the Office of Faculty Affairs. The use of automatic suspensions does not affect consideration for extension of the probationary period for tenure review, or for promotion or tenure.
(Weill Cornell Medical College Handbook - section 2.111-2.112)