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
USCIS no longer accepting filing fee checks as of 10/29/25
October 2, 2025
USCIS has announced that it will no longer accept checks as a payment method for any filing fee as of October 29, 2025, and will transition entirely to electronic payment methods instead. Those methods include the Form G-1450 Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. ISO has experienced higher USCIS rejection rates with petitions filed using G-1450…
Effect of Federal Shutdown on ISO Visa Processing
October 2, 2025
As of October 1st, the U.S. federal government has entered a shutdown pending Congressional approval of a budget for the new federal fiscal year. ISO and government agency processes that will be affected: U.S. Department of Labor processing ISO cannot draft or submit ETA-9035 Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B/E-3 sponsorship, or ETA-9141 Prevailing Wage Determinations or…
New Academic Leader Onboarding Prepares Chairs, Center Directors and Deans for Complex Roles
September 26, 2025
The University of Washington welcomed its newest cohort of department chairs and academic leaders on September 15–16 with a two-day onboarding designed to equip them for the challenges of leadership in higher education. The onboarding will continue throughout the academic year. Hosted by the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty, the program mixed practical guidance…