Evaluations should be factual, specific, and should be shared with the student within a reasonable period of time. Annual progress reports should be in writing. A written evaluation of performance on qualifying and comprehensive examinations should be provided to students. Graduate students should be given a fair opportunity to correct or remedy deficiencies in their academic performance with agreed upon timetables for remedy. Graduate students have a right to co-authorship in publications involving significant contribution of ideas or research work from the student.
Graduate students have a right to reasonable confidentiality in their communication with professors.
Graduate students have a right to refuse to perform tasks that are not closely related to their academic programs or professional development. Teaching assistants and teaching associates have a right to appropriate teacher training. Graduate students have a right to professional training. This should include but not be limited to information about professional associations and conferences, mock interviews, job opportunities and publishing articles in journals. Graduate students have a right to share in the governance of the University.