Summary Graduate assistants (TA, RA, GRA, GA) are eligible for a paid sick time benefit under New York State law. While students in assistantship positions often have considerable flexibility to adjust their schedules and duties, the policy is designed to provide further assurances that students won’t feel pressure to perform. Eligible assistants: Accrue 0.2917 days…
Summary Conflict between graduate students and faculty members occasionally arises. When conflicts occur, they can often be resolved through discussion that engages both parties who are directly involved. However, when such attempts are unsuccessful or in cases in which a graduate student feels the need for third party support in resolving a conflict with a…
Summary Cornell believes that romantic or sexual relationships between individuals with a power differential can jeopardize the integrity of the mission to provide students with the freedom to pursue academic interests without preferential or unfair treatment, discrimination, or bias. As a result, Cornell has updated our Consensual Relationship Policy, Policy 6.3, to state that any…
Summary What constitutes academic misconduct? Intentionally misrepresenting your work or the work of others Falsifying or fabricating data or citations Forging academic documents Abusing confidentiality Retaliating against those who report alleged or suspected misconduct In Depth Academic misconduct harms individual and institutional reputations and can threaten the public’s perception of the soundness and integrity of all scientific and scholarly activities. All members of…
Summary Please see the Code of Legislation of the Graduate Faculty for specific grievance procedures if informal attempts at resolving an issue have not been successful. In sum, the grievance procedure outlines provisions and procedural steps for handling grievances involving serious disagreements between graduate students and faculty members. Examples of such complaints include alleged violations of…
Summary Full-time Ph.D. and research master’s students may be awarded financial support in the form of an assistantship. These fall into four general categories: teaching assistant (TA), research assistant (RA), graduate assistant (GA), and graduate research assistant (GRA). These awards are administered by fields and departments. Graduate student assistantships (Policy 1.3) are an arrangement in…
Summary Cornell University graduate and professional students are eligible for parental accommodation to help balance the competing demands of academic and family life. Accommodation options vary with the student’s funding and degree program. Coverage: Students can select one option (not both except in exceptional circumstances by appeal): a six-week paid accommodation for funded graduate students…
Summary You may request a leave of absence for health, parental or personal reasons. A leave pauses your student status, with the opportunity to return to your program at a set time. For health reasons, medical or mental health, request a health leave, available for up to a maximum of four years. Leave of absence may be…
Summary The Graduate and Professional Community Initiative 2013 (GPCI) is a strategic plan created by the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA) to identify and address issues related to graduate and professional student life. The GPCI includes eight focus areas to address the wide range of interests expressed by graduate and professional students. Graduate and Professional…
Download the Graduate School’s Code of Legislation September 2020 (PDF) The Graduate School’s Code of Legislation (Code) sets forth the rules governing graduate education as overseen by the General Committee of the Graduate Faculty of Cornell University. The General Committee includes two voting student members. You are expected to be familiar with the Code as it pertains to your…
