Ask a Dean Category: Policies and Requirements
Can I ask a professor outside Cornell to be on my exam committee?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: October 2017
Dear Dean, I am in the process of trying to form my doctoral committee and realize that some of the expertise that I am seeking is currently unavailable at Cornell.…
Are students required to view “Not Anymore”?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: September 2017
Hello, I’ve received a few emails over the past month about “Not Anymore from Student Success™”, which “all graduate and professional students are required to complete”. Just out of curiosity,…
Should I only show the the published paper in the dissertation papers only option?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: September 2017
Hello Deans, I am in the process of writing my dissertation. My field permits the use of paper options, and I have a paper where I am the first author…
Is it a policy of Ask a Dean to report letters to supervisors and DGSs without first responding to the grad?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: September 2017
Hello deans, I recently sent a letter to Ask a Dean inquiring about the university’s policy regarding remuneration for overtime teaching work. Imagine my surprise when, before hearing back about…
Can an instructor withhold credit from a student who does not adhere to business casual dress?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: September 2017
My question is as follows: Do you believe it is appropriate that an instructor withhold credit from students who do not adhere to a business casual dress code for a…
Are all dissertations published automatically with or without embargo?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: August 2017
Dear Deans, Within the coming months, I hope to submit my dissertation to the Graduate School. On the Graduate School website, we are instructed to submit our work through the…
How do I register when I enter the research phase of my graduate study?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: August 2017
Good afternoon, This fall, I will be a third-year doctoral student. My A exam is scheduled for October 2. Assuming I pass, I intend to initiate my data collection in…
Can I be co-first author on a paper I’m including in my dissertation?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: July 2017
Hello, Thank you in advance for your help. I read online in the dissertation guide the following: “If you choose the papers option, your dissertation or thesis is organized as…
Do I need permission from Cornell to use a graduate student’s work in a research paper?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: July 2017
Greetings Deans, We are about to submit a research paper that reports work that was started by a former graduate student and finished by a current grad student. We would…
Can the Graduate School comment on romantic/sexual relationships between faculty and students?
Category: Policies and Requirements Date: April 2017
Dear Deans, I heard that there was a discussion in the GPSA meeting about policies regarding romantic/sexual relationships between faculty and graduate students. There are certainly some thorny issues around…