The Office of Faculty Affairs ensures the continued excellence of Columbia's faculty and academic community. The office is responsible for: administering the University's policies and processes governing academic appointments, and the statutory provisions governing faculty service; managing the University's system of tenure reviews; authorizing leaves on behalf of the President; negotiating faculty retirement agreements; working with the University Senate, and its subcommittees, on many issues including faculty-related surveys and studies, and maintaining fair processes in handling grievances from academic officers; assisting with the development of programs that help faculty members advance their careers; and the collection and analysis of data to assess the effectiveness of current faculty programs, and to identify and explore issues of importance to the University.

 

Dr. Arthur G. Palmer III,
Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

212-854-2254
[email protected]

Staff Directory

Name Title Contact
Alanzo Dale Office Assistant 212-854-2256           
Angel Flesher Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs 212-854-1328 [email protected]
Anna Makkar Associate Director of Operations and Analytics 212-854-0636 [email protected]
Carmen DeLeon Assistant Provost for Academic Appointments 212-854-1334 [email protected]
Jinah Helen Paek Associate Director for Academic Appointments 212-854-1462 [email protected]
Linda Sheridan-Dasilva Manager of Tenure Reviews 212-854-2254 [email protected]
Lisa Silochan Assistant Director 212-854-3814 [email protected]
Niurka Campusano Associate Director for Academic Appointments 212-854-1106 [email protected]
Pearl Spiro Associate Provost for Academic Appointments 212-854-1337 [email protected]
Raquel Muñoz Associate Director for Academic Appointments 212-854-0637 [email protected]
Zeid Sitnica Assistant Provost for Academic Appointments 212-854-7443 [email protected]

 

Policy Statements

Tenure Review Advisory Committee

TRAC Statistics

Columbia University Tenure Guidelines updated for AY 17-18

Barnard College Tenure Guidelines updated for AY 14-15

Up-or-Out Policy Statements

Parental Leave Statements

Officers of Instruction

Officers of the Libraries

Salary Guidelines for Officers of Research AY 18-19 (Revised on May 11, 2018)

Salary Guidelines for Officers of Research AY 17-18

Payment of Officers of Research for Teaching

Instructional Appointment Authorization Form for Officers of Administration

Tuition for GRAs Outside of the Health Sciences

Summary Table  (pdf format)

Examples  (pdf format)

Tuition for GRAs in the Health Sciences

Summary Table  (pdf format)

Examples  (pdf format)

Memo to Principal Investigators on Tuition for GRAs

New University Policy Governing Health Benefits for Full-Time Postdoctoral Fellows