A hearing under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (TUAPA) is available to tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members under the following circumstances:
- termination of a tenure-track faculty member’s appointment before the stipulated term of appointment or without the minimum advance notice (see Chapter 3) or for allegations of gross misconduct or reprehensible behavior
- termination of non-tenure-track faculty member’s appointment before the stipulated term of appointment or for allegations of gross misconduct or reprehensible behavior
Requests for a TUAPA hearing must be brought within 10 days of the employment action that is the subject of the hearing.