Series consists of records relating to the Vice-President, Academic's interactions with the university faculty Deans and academic departments. Activities and topics documented include development, implementation and interpretation of academic policies; appointments, sabbaticals, leaves, salaries, renewal, tenure and promotion; disputes, grievances, and investigations; external reviews, internal administration, and reorganizations of faculties and departments; academic planning and program proposals; budget, funding, space planning, special equipment and facilities needs; and the activities of affiliated research centres and scholarly journals. Records include correspondence, reports, external reviews, curriculum and program proposals, budget proposals and estimates, meeting agendas and minutes, agreements, legal advice, planning documents, and research centre constitutions, financial statements and annual reports.