To: All Yale Faculty
Cc: University Cabinet, Deans’ Offices, Provost’s Office, President’s Office
[Summary: Yale has updated its External Professional Activities Guidance to help faculty understand the scope of permissible activities and when permission is required; assess their contractual arrangements for such activities; and ensure compliance with both Yale and external requirements.]
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
As researchers and scholars with important expertise to offer, many of you engage in professional activities outside the scope of your Yale appointments. These activities are often an important avenue for making scholarly contributions and meaningful impact beyond the university.
To support you in navigating an increasingly complex and evolving regulatory landscape, Yale has updated its External Professional Activities Guidance. This guidance brings together relevant provisions of Yale policy, such as the Faculty Handbook, and other external requirements. It also includes links to contract addenda to use when engaging in external activities and provides ways to address questions and concerns.
Please utilize these resources to ensure your work is consistent with obligations under university and sponsor policies and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Thank you for following this guidance and for your efforts to advance Yale’s mission. If you have questions, please contact the Research Integrity and Security Office at external.activities@yale.edu.
Sincerely,
Scott Strobel
Provost
Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry