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Columbia University is an academic community committed to fostering
intellectual inquiry in a climate of academic freedom and integrity.
Its members are expected to uphold these principles and exhibit
tolerance and respect for others. Thus, the Graduate School condemns
all forms of misconduct and works strenuously to assure that its
students are accorded tolerance, dignity and respect. Any graduate
student who believes that he or she is a victim of misconduct has
recourse to the mediation and grievance procedures developed by the
Graduate School. Students are encouraged to discuss problems, questions
and grievances with anyone in a supervisory position, such as an
advisor, director of graduate studies, department chair or appropriate
dean or university administrator. they may also discuss them with teh
Ombuds officer, a neutral complaint-handler who seeks fair and
equitable solutions to problems. Students should consider filing a
grievance if resolution through informal means is not possible.
Grievances may be brought against indivduals subject to the authority
of the Dean including administrators, faculty members, a department or
program or fellow graduate students. Grounds for grievances include but
are not limited to cases of academic or personal misconduct such as:
- Violation or misapplication of deparmental academic rules and
regualtions so as to be unfair or in conflict with Graduate School of
University policy.
- Unfair or inappropriate decisions concerning financial aid or teaching or research fellow assignments.
- Excessive or unreasonable demands on a TA or RA made by a faculty member or department.
- Violation of Graduate School or University rules an regualtions or misapplication of Graduate School or University policy.
- Unfairness or unreasonableness of a Graduate School or University policy.
- Disrupting, refusing to comply with or preventing free expression
or dissemination of ideas in the performance of duties (e.g. research,
teaching or meeting.)
- Other interpersonal conflicts, which impact on the student's academic environment.
- Academic dishonesty among students, including cheating, plagiarism
and improper acknowledgement of collaboration. Academic dishonesty on
the part of a faculty is properly handled through the procedure on
professional misconduct outlined in Appendix C of the Faculty Handbook.
Note: The standards presented here also apply to graduate students and post-docs who engage in teaching and research at Columbia.
- Disregard of University policies or improper use of University property or facilities.
The University has established alternative policies and procedures for the following types of grievances:
- Discrimination and sexual harassment may be dealt with through the
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, the Ombuds Office,
the dean of the school of the accused if the accused is a student or
the Department of Security if the situation may involve criminal
activity.
- Sexual misconduct by a student may be dealt with through the Office on Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Education.
- Professional misconduct or fraud in research on the part of a
faculty member should be brought to the attention of the dean of the
school according to the procedure outlined in Appendix E of the Faculty Handbook.
Please note:
- Formal grievances filed against administrators, faculty members,
departments and programs, and students of other schools must be
reported to the dean of the school in question.
- Academic assessment of students resides with the departmental
faculty. Thus, in cases of grievances relating to academic evaluation
brought by a student against a faculty member, department, or program,
the grievance procedure is limited to assuring that the assessment was
made impartially and according to procedures applicable to all students.
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