You should immediately reach out to your advisor to discuss any incident of discrimination, harassment or gender-based misconduct. The School and University consider allegations of discrimination and harassment and/or gender-based misconduct to be extremely serious matters. In addition, you should report the issue to appropriate officers at the School and at the University. If you’ve experienced discrimination and harassment by:

• A fellow student: contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action  (212-854-5511; or go to their online complaint form) and our Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Student Services.
• An instructor or administrator: contact Melissa Rooker, Executive Director and Deputy Title IX Officer (212-854-5511), and our Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• A person at your field placement: contact Melissa Rooker (212-854-5511) and our Assistant Dean of Field Education.

Incidents of gender-based and sexual misconduct should be reported to Melissa Tihinen, Senior Manager, Student Services for Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct (mt2738@columbia.edu; 212-854-1717).

For more information, go to Gender-Based Misconduct Policies for Students on Columbia’s Student Services site; and Student Policies and Procedures on Discrimination and Harassment on Columbia’s Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) site.