Additional Resources
Discover resources that help faculty maintain a good work/life balance, as well as policies and departments that support CUIMC faculty in their work.
Supporting Colleagues in Distress
The Blue Folder provides guidance and resources for helping colleagues in distress.
HR & Work/Life
The Columbia University Human Resources department is committed to operational excellence, ethical leadership and expanding the value and effectiveness of the services they offer to support the University's mission and the community in which we live and work.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center Human Resources (CUIMC HR)
CUIMC HR offers resources specific to the Columbia University Irving Medical Center community, including department-specific HR Client Managers' contact information.
Columbia University’s Office of Work/Life fosters the well-being of the Columbia community and its people in their pursuit of meaningful and productive academic, personal and work lives.
Columbia University provides Lactation Rooms to support nursing mothers returning to work, school or campus. Each room offers a clean, secure and private space to express breast milk. A list of lactation rooms on campus is available through the Office of Work/Life. To request access to lactation rooms, please contact the Office of Work/Life at 212-854-8019.
The mission of the Office of University Life is to further the academic and community experience of students, faculty, and staff at Columbia.
The Ombuds Office offers a confidential place for students, faculty, staff or alumni to discuss workplace issues, academic concerns, issues relating to administrative paperwork and process, explanation and interpretation of policies and procedures, and many other problems.
OIE serves as a centralized resource for addressing all reports of discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including reports that involve alleged violations of Title VI and Title VII, reports that involve alleged violations of Title IX and the University’s Gender Based Misconduct Policy, as well as reports that relate to violations of the Protection of Minors Policy. OIE is responsible for reviewing, investigating, and managing all incidents from inception through resolution whether the Respondent is a student, faculty, staff member, or affiliate.
Faculty Policies
This website contains valuable information to help students, faculty, and staff understand some of the policies and regulations of the University.
The Faculty Handbook is the guiding manual for faculty working at Columbia University. It showcases the academic structure and the governance of the university, essential policies, and university resources and services.
Code of Conduct and University Policies
This webpage contains basic information about and links to some key University Policies. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all University policies.
Columbia University requires that email systems be used in a manner that ensures adequate security measures are met to protect data and information.
Additional Resources
The CUIMC IT Service Desk acts as a centralized point of contact for technical support and resources used at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Columbia Human Resources offers a wide assortment of training workshops and programs for faculty and staff.
Columbia also offers access to Lynda.com which provides online training resources that vary from business skills to IT skills.
CUIMC Office of Communications and Public Affairs
The Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) Office of Communications and Public Affairs produces and shares communications in support of the CUIMC mission to provide global leadership in scientific research, health and medical education, and patient care. The Office includes media relations, brand management, digital strategy and marketing, web services, publications, internal communications, social media, and video production.
View everything you need to know about our brand in one document.
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) provides expert guidance and timely service to the University Community through a commitment to health and safety.
The Columbia University Medical Center Development Office
The Columbia University Medical Center Development Office offers an effective major gift program to all members of the faculty and administration. Since 1990, the office has achieved an increasingly successful record of helping to locate and secure significant support from private philanthropic sources, including individuals, foundations, and corporations, for all areas of the health sciences.
Access the CUIMC Alumni Organizations for all four medical center schools, and keep connected with classmates and other alumni across schools