Grievances
The University of Arkansas encourages fair, efficient, and equitable solutions for problems that might arise. A grievance is an alleged misinterpretation, misapplication, or violation of a specific provision of university policy that materially affects the grievant. Note that different grievance policies exist for students, faculty and staff members.
Students
Students who wish to seek further review of an academic or non-academic decision or action by the university or a university employee (in an official capacity) that the student contends was in violation of written campus policies, or constitutes unfair or unequal application of such policies can file a grievance after attempting to resolve through informal discussions. Please contact the Dean of Students for questions regarding student grievances.
Faculty
To encourage fair and efficient resolution of concerns arising out of the employment relationship between faculty and the university, a faculty grievance policy was established. Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Anna Zajicek oversees the Faculty Grievance process.
Staff
A section of the Staff Handbook has been adopted to provide an avenue of resolving grievances for all staff employees. This includes both an informal and formal grievance procedure coordinated by Equal Opportunity, Compliance & Title IX.