These grievance procedures are available to any New York University student registered in the NYU School of Global Public Health (GPH) to resolve any grievance involving an alleged violation directly affecting that student.
GPH wishes to resolve such grievances informally and in a timely manner, ensuring that both the grievant and the respondent are treated fairly and appropriately. Complaints of sexual harassment should be filed under the provisions of the formal procedure in such cases as set forth in the University Policy on Sexual Harassment.
A student filing a grievance should follow the steps outlined below. These steps follow New York University Policy as described in the NYU Student Handbook.
Students wishing to grieve an alleged violation of program or University policy shall first contact, within twenty (20) working days of any occurrence giving rise to the grievance or the time they could reasonably have learned of such occurrence, the person responsible for the matter being grieved (the respondent) and attempt to resolve the grievance informally.
Students uncertain about how to proceed may consult the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. At the request of the student (grievant) or respondent, the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs or other appropriate member of the faculty or administration shall arrange for a meeting of the parties, attend such meeting(s), and attempt to aid in the resolution of the grievance.
If the grievance is not resolved informally within fifteen (15) working days after the grievant contacted directly the appropriate person to attempt an informal resolution, a student may obtain review by submitting a written complaint within twenty (20) working days to the respondent and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, or in the case that the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs is the respondent, to the person appointed by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
The written complaint shall (1) state the University policy that allegedly has been violated, (2) describe the facts and evidence supporting the alleged violation, (3) indicate what redress the grievant seeks, and (4) provide a brief history of the attempts to resolve the grievance. If unresolved, the grievant and respondent may request to meet with the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs to review the complaint, who may, if deemed appropriate, form a grievance committee composed of an Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, a faculty representative, and a student representative. Within twenty (20) working days, the grievance committee shall render a written decision on the merits to the grievant and to the respondent, with copies to the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and to the Office of Academic Affairs.
If the grievant or the respondent does not accept the decision of the grievance committee, they may decide, within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the grievance committee’s written decision to appeal to the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.
The Vice Dean for Academic Affairs shall meet with the grievant and with the other persons deemed appropriate for the purpose of ascertaining the facts and attempting to resolve the complaint. Within twenty (20) working days, the University Officer shall render a written decision on the merits to the grievant and to the respondent, with copies to the
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. If either the student or the respondent appeals the decision of the Officer, the grievance will be presented to the University Judicial Board following the procedures presented in the University’s Student Guide to New York University.