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Professional Leave of Absence: All or part of a faculty member’s FTE is reduced during the leave period.
Release Time: Part of the faculty member’s salary is temporarily transferred from department instructional funding to a grant administered through UT, such as a 26-account through OSP. There is no corresponding change in the faculty member’s overall FTE. See guidance at COE: Release Time (Leave From the Instructional Budget)
Personal Leave of Absence
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