New York University has a strong institutional commitment to lawful and ethical behavior. All New York University faculty and employees are expected to carry out their institutional responsibilities in accordance with applicable legal and ethical principles. Policies regarding employment, compliance, research, and funding are available on this page. Additional policies may be found on school and individual organizational websites.
The Office of Academic Appointments
administers the University’s policies governing academic appointments on behalf of the Provost and the President.
The Office of Compliance
serves the University community by answering questions or concerns regarding ethics, compliance, or best business practices.
The Department of Environmental Services
provides comprehensive environmental health and safety services to all faculty, students, and staff. These services for the University community include environmental health and safety technical support, information and training programs, consulting and auditing services.
The Office of Equal Opportunity
is responsible for advancing and monitoring the University’s equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, discrimination, and harassment policies, procedures, and programs.
The Faculty Handbook
is a guide to the general organization and functioning of New York University, designed to acquaint faculty with various policies, procedures and conventions. Several policies pertaining to faculty research are available in this handbook, and are accessible at the following links:
The Office of Industrial Liaison
manages all activities relating to the protection and commercial promotion of inventions made at New York University.
ITS Policies
list the procedures for information technology available at NYU.
The Office of Institutional Research and Program Evaluation
works with academic and administrative units throughout the University to manage data and provide analyses to support University planning, policy development and decision making.
The Policy on Personal Identification Numbers
covers the use, display, storage, retention, and disposal of personal identification numbers in print and electronic form.
The core principles and procedures for Tenure and Promotion
can be accessed here. Additionally, some individual school policies are listed at the Provost web site, while others may be found by contacting the individual schools.
The Office of Sponsored Programs
assists faculty by providing information about funding opportunities and guiding faculty researchers through the funding process.
Research Support Offices and Resources
provides links to current research policies.