Adopted by vote of the Faculty June 9, 1986; amended by vote of the Faculty May 29, 1990, and June 9, 1990; amended by vote of the Faculty November 25, 1996; amended by vote of the Faculty May 6, 2002; amended by vote of the Faculty June 15, 2002, amended by vote of the Faculty September 26, 2005, amended by vote of the Faculty May 4, 2009, amended by vote of the Faculty March 7, 2011, amended by vote of the Faculty May 31, 2011.

Preamble: The purpose of the Bylaws of the Faculty of Kalamazoo College is to set forth clearly the organization of the Faculty and to give definite statement to the various rules, practices, customs, and traditions that have come to be recognized informally as pertaining to Faculty governance. These Bylaws are designed to define the organized channels of cooperation between the Faculty, the College Administration, and the Trustees. No portion of these Bylaws may contradict relevant sections of the Kalamazoo College Charter, the Kalamazoo College Bylaws, or the Plan of Employment for Faculty.