Basic Needs
Resources for Parents
GSAS supports its doctoral students who are parents or become parents.
Office of Work/Life
The 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.
Center for Student Success and Intervention
CSSI employs a comprehensive, 360-degree approach to student support, encompassing student conduct, holistic case management, and student success initiatives.
Health, Safety, and Well-being
Columbia Health
View information about departments, the Columbia Health Fee, and more.
Dodge Fitness Center
The center features three floors of cardiovascular and strength equipment, an indoor running track, a swimming pool, multi-sport gymnasia, and ten squash courts.
Disability Services
The Office of Disability Services (DS) facilitates equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating reasonable accommodations and support services.
Ombuds Office
The Ombuds Office offers a confidential place to discuss workplace issues, academic concerns, issues relating to administrative paperwork and process, and other issues or concerns.
Sexual Respect
Sexual Respect is a commitment to communicating and acting with integrity and respect for others.
Office of Institutional Equity
OIE is responsible for reviewing, investigating, and managing reports of discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including reports that involve alleged violations of Title VI and Title VII, Title IX and the University’s Gender Based Misconduct Policy, and the Protection of Minors Policy.
Community
Graduate Student Government
Students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are represented by the Arts and Sciences Graduate Council, which fosters community among graduate students and facilitates communication between the student body and the Columbia administration.
Graduate Student Center
This space brings together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from across schools.
International Students and Scholars Office
ISSO serves the immigration-related needs of Columbia’s international community, providing advisory and documentation services and information on a host of issues.
Office of the University Chaplain
The Office of the University Chaplain designs and sponsors a variety of programs on matters of justice, faith, and spirituality for small and large campus groups.
Scholarship
Columbia University Libraries
The libraries are here to support your teaching and research.
Resources to Facilitate Research
The university has developed institutional policies regarding research and offers a number of resources that will facilitate your research endeavors.
Printing
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences covers the cost of upgraded PawPrint printing quotas for doctoral students in Arts and Sciences programs in their funding-eligible years.
Email and Computing
Learn about the many services and resources made available to students through Columbia University Information Technology.
Student Life in NYC
Arts Initiative
The Arts Initiative encourages students to experience the creative life of the campus, engage the cultural riches of New York City, and to create art.
Shuttle Buses
The university operates a number of shuttle bus routes.
Jury Duty
If you are summoned for jury duty as a New York State resident, you may postpone your service once.
Things to do in NYC
A starter list of easy and low-cost things to do and see in this city.