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Prior to
filing a formal grievance, GSAS students are encouraged to resolve complaints
or disputes informally with the help of one of the following:
• Director of Graduate Studies in the Student’s Department
• Chair of the Student’s Department
• Ombuds Officer
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ombuds/ The Ombuds Office offers confidential and
neutral attention to complaints. It serves all campuses—Morningside, Medical,
Lamont, and Nevis—and is available to the entire Columbia University
community (students, faculty, and employees) for assistance in seeking fair and
equitable solutions to various problems through informal processes.
• GSAS Associate Deans for M.A. and Ph.D.
Programs
The GSAS Procedure for Student Grievances
governs cases in which a student has a complaint “against individuals subject
to the authority of the Dean including administrators, faculty members, a
department or program, or fellow GSAS students.” The appropriate Associate Dean
is responsible for assisting students regarding the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences grievance policy. For the policy, click here. If the student is unsatisfied with the School
resolution, or he or she believes that a direct complaint to the Office of the
Vice President for Arts and Sciences is more appropriate, the student may
invoke the procedures adopted by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for resolving
grievances relating to faculty misconduct. Those procedures are found at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpas/.
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