Welcome to the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty
At the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty (APF), we are dedicated partners in supporting the University of Washington’s faculty, librarians, residents and fellows, postdocs, and academic staff. Our mission is to recruit, nurture, and empower exceptional talent, fostering leadership and excellence across the academic community.
From appointments and promotions to mentorship, leadership, and inclusive hiring and retention, we are committed to your success at every stage of your journey. Through collaboration and innovation, we help advance a community of scholars who dare to be boundless.
Guided by our three pillars—Faculty Affairs, Faculty Development, and Faculty Inclusive Excellence—we provide the resources, tools, and support you need to grow, lead, and make lasting contributions to the preservation, production, and dissemination of knowledge.
Our Vision for 2025–26
As we begin the 2025–26 academic year, explore how the Office for Academic Personnel & Faculty’s strategic plan advances faculty growth, support, and success. Read the plan and see how you can engage in shaping our path forward.
Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs, at the University of Washington Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty, provides comprehensive guidelines on recruitment and retention, appointments, promotions, and tenure. It offers detailed descriptions of academic titles and ranks, and outlines processes for hiring, reappointments, and separations. Support for international scholars, standardized forms and templates, and a due dates calendar ensure efficient faculty management.
Faculty Development
The Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty is dedicated to fostering faculty development, aligning recruitment with the University’s core values. We provide support in research, teaching, and service, ensuring success at every stage of your career—from leadership development and promotion to tenure, retirement, and beyond.
Inclusive Excellence
Inclusive Excellence, under the Office for Academic Personnel & Faculty, takes the lead in fostering equity and inclusion among faculty members. Through collaborative initiatives across the university, Inclusive Excellence supports the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, striving to create inclusive environments that recognize and support excellence in research, teaching, and service, thereby enriching the academic community as a whole.
Collaboration is the cornerstone of great leadership. Just as our ability to prepare students, conduct groundbreaking research, and engage with the world hinges on the caliber of our faculty, so too does our collective success rely on our capacity to collaborate effectively.
Meet the executive leadership team
Faculty Code
The Faculty Code outlines the rights and responsibilities of faculty and administrators. It can be amended by the faculty through Class A legislation.
Faculty Senate
The UW system of shared governance makes it a responsibility of faculty to share with the administration the day-to-day governance of the university. There are four institutions of faculty governance with different sets of responsibilities: Faculty Senate, Secretary of the Faculty, university faculty councils, and schools, colleges & campuses.
Faculty & Staff Insider
Faculty & Staff Insider is a place to find relevant resources and weekly updates to enhance your employment experience at the UW.
News
New Additions to June 2025 Entry Ban Effective January 1, 2026
December 18, 2025
On June 4, 2025, an Executive Order was issued by the federal government that bans entry by nationals of certain countries into the United States; that entry ban went into effect on June 9, 2025. On December 16, 2025, an additional 20 countries were added to the ban, effective January 1, 2026. Anyone who is inside the U.S. or has a valid U.S. visa…
USCIS adjudications hold for entry ban countries; H-1B visa appointment rescheduling
December 16, 2025
USCIS Hold on Adjudication for Entry Ban Nationals On December 2, US Citizenship and Immigration Services published internal guidance to (1) place a hold on all asylum applications, (2) place a hold on pending benefits requests by nationals of countries affected by the June 2025 entry ban, and (3) conduct a retrospective review of approved…
End of UW's pause on filing new H-1B petitions
November 10, 2025
Effective November 10th, and consistent with recently-released USCIS guidance, UW is ending the “pause” on filing new H-1B petitions related to the $100,000 fee announced on September 19, 2025. International Scholars Operations (ISO) will start moving individual affected H-1B cases forward, as follows: According to the latest USCIS guidance, the $100,000 fee is not required…