Retirement
There is no mandatory retirement age at Berea College.
Upon the request of the faculty member, the opportunity is available to reduce gradually one’s teaching and related responsibilities as one approaches retirement. Such arrangements, which involve salary reduction, take into account individual wishes and institutional needs. Since these circumstances may vary from one person or program to another, arrangements are negotiated on an individual basis.
Tenure ends when a faculty member either (a) retires completely or (b) elects to take partial retirement with responsibilities that are one-half or less of a normal teaching load.
In order to be considered a retiree, when leaving the College the employee must be 55 years of age or older, have completed at least ten years of service to the College, and have no plans for employment elsewhere.
Faculty who retire from the College with at least ten years of service are granted emeritus or emerita status at the time of retirement. Faculty with emeritus/a status seeking to continue scholarly work after retirement may request to the Dean of Faculty ongoing access to campus resources for a two-year period after retirement, and such periods can be renewed. The granting of such requests will be done on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the nature of the request and the availability of the requested resources.