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Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
CHAPTER 17 – DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
The statutes of the university prohibit conduct of members of the university disruptive of the
operations of the university including interference with instruction, research, administrative
operations, freedom of association, and meetings as protected by university regulations. The
intent of student disciplinary procedures is to ensure a fair and orderly hearing on questions
of possible student misconduct. A disciplinary inquiry enjoys neither the advantages nor the
limitations inherent in an adversarial proceeding of a court of law. A student may be held
accountable for his or her misconduct to external civil, criminal, and administrative processes
as well as to the University. The university’s disciplinary system normally will proceed
regardless of those external processes. A disciplinary committee is not bound by external
findings or adjudication. For the complete text of the university’s disciplinary system, please
refer to the Student Manual of University Policies and Regulations,
www.uchicago.edu/docs/studentmanual.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
Any allegation against a student that requires disciplinary action, whether brought by a
faculty member, a member of the administration, a student, or other complainant, must be
detailed in writing to the Director of the Ph.D. Program. The student charged with possible
misconduct is contacted by the Associate Director and informed of the accusations and
relevant details. The student is asked to prepare a written response to the accusation. The
Associate Director will then convey the response to the dean’s office who will review the
facts to determine if the case should be brought to a faculty disciplinary committee.
If a committee is to be convened, a deputy dean will appoint two tenured faculty members
and two students to the committee and will serve as chairperson in a nonvoting capacity. In
the event of a tie, the chairperson functions as a tiebreaker. The Associate Director acts as a
liaison to the student and assembles any required documentation for the committee. The
Associate Director and a representative of the university’s Dean of Students Office will
attend the disciplinary hearing in a nonvoting, advisory capacity. All parties involved in the
dispute will be invited to appear in person before the full committee. In addition, the student
may have an advisor present at the disciplinary hearing. However, the student will be
expected to speak for him- or herself before the disciplinary committee. No member of the
committee may engage in independent investigations or have contact with any of the parties
outside of the scheduled meetings. The chairman or the Associate Director will notify the
student of the committee’s decision immediately after the hearing in a manner agreed upon
prior to the hearing and later in writing.
A request for a review of the decision may be made in writing to the dean of students of the
university. Requests for a review must be received within fifteen days of the date when the
original decision was rendered. The review is conducted by a review board convened by the
dean of students in the university and consists of a representative of the university Dean of
Students Office, one member of the Chicago GSB faculty, and a Chicago GSB student. This
review board, whose decision is final, does not conduct a rehearing of the matter, nor does
the student ordinarily appear before the board. The board does reserve the right to ask the
student to appear in order to clarify aspects of his/her request. The only grounds for review
are that prescribed procedures were not followed, the penalty will have unforeseen
consequences for the student that are harsher than intended, or new evidence previously
unavailable to the disciplinary committee bears importantly in the student’s favor.
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