Proposed changes to D175, D176
Comment period runs March 14, 2019 through April 14, 2019. Please send comments to for the Office of the University Secretary to collect and submit to the appropriate committees.
In 2015 and 2016, changes were made to the Student Grievance Procedures to align them with the UNM Administrative Policy 2740 “Sexual Misconduct.” These changes resulted in discrepancies between Policy D175 in the Faculty Handbook and the Student Grievance Procedures posted in the Pathfinder. The Department of Justice requested that both documents be reviewed and brought into alignment. The Faculty Senate Policy Committee appointed a task force consisting of faculty, student, and administrative representatives to review and recommend changes to D175. Because Policy D176 addresses graduate student grievances, Policy D175 was restructured to apply only undergraduate students. The revised policy also clarifies appeal rights, and deletes Dean of Student procedures which will be published in the Pathfinder as a supplement to Policy D175. When the revision to D175 is approved, the Student Grievance Procedures posted by Dean of Students will be aligned with D175.
Currently grievance information pertaining to graduate and professional students is divided between D175 and D176. Because D175 is being revised to only apply to undergraduate students, D176 has been expanded to include all student grievance policies pertaining to graduate and professional students in one policy. D176 is also being revised for the reasons stated above for D175.
Associated web page updates
- D175: Student Conduct and Grievance Procedures: Policy revision (Published)
Note: this policy is currently named D175: Undergraduate Student Conduct and Grievance Procedures - D176: Graduate Student Grievance Procedures: Policy revision (Published)
Note: this policy is currently named D176: Graduate and Professional Student Conduct and Grievance Procedures