Perquisites & Privileges
Cornell University provides many benefits to its
retirees. Most of these benefits are described in
separate booklets for the university's endowed and
contract colleges. The booklets "Retirement and Beyond" are published by the
Benefit Services division of the Office of Human
Resources and cover such topics as health insurance,
Cornell Children's Tuition Scholarships, and tax-deferred annuities.
"Perquisites & Privileges", which is of
interest mostly to academic retirees, is drawn from
the seventh edition of the Faculty Handbook (2002)
supplemented by independent consultation with
various offices responsible for implementing university
policy. The most relevant portion of the Faculty
Handbook is Section 4.2, which includes extracts
from the "Provost's Policy Statement on the Transition
of Faculty to Emeritus Status" of 1998.
CAPE is responsible for preparing and distributing
this brochure. It is not an official university publication
and its statements of policy are not legally
binding. What is more, the policies it describes are
subject to change. Members of the academic staff
who have retired or are considering retirement are
urged to consult the websites maintained by CAPE
and by the Dean of the Faculty, http://theuniversityfaculty.cornell.edu/, as well as their department heads
and University Benefit Services for further information.
Click here for the Perquisites & Privileges brochure.
(Revised May 2008)
