From time to time, students may feel that
they have legitimate complaints regarding academic matters or the behavior
of a faculty member. It is important that students and faculty have a common
understanding of how such complaints may be expressed and resolved. Students
with complaints regarding academic matters should initially seek resolution
from members of the faculty, the graduate studies advisor of their
program, and/or the chair of their department or administrative committee.
Complaints which are not resolved at the departmental level may be addressed
to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences or the Associate
or
Assistant Deans.
Complaints regarding academic integrity issues should be addressed
to the Associate Dean of the Graduate School.
The Ombudsman, a full-time faculty member in Arts and Sciences, is also available
to assist graduate students in resolving academic matters.
Washington University policies states that members of the University
community
can expect to be free from discrimination, discriminatory harassment, and
sexual harassment. Students, faculty, staff or
outside organizations working on campus are urged to actively support
these policies. More information is available from the University's
web site, www.wustl.edu/policies.
The Associate Dean of the Graduate School also serves
as a liaison to graduate students.
A complaint on the grounds of alleged sexual discrimination may
be appealed to the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, who will
determine whether to convene the Title IX Grievance Committee to hear the
case.
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