Grievance Procedure

Tianjin Juilliard offers several avenues of assistance to its community members who would like to file a grievance in response to a perceived policy violation. Official policy violations can be reported directly to an appropriate designee or by using one of the forms below. It is a violation of Tianjin Juilliard policy to retaliate against anyone who brings a grievance procedure in good faith. Below the procedures to file a formal grievance:

  • General Grievance Form for Students: Use this form to express a general, non-emergency grievance. Also, see: Nondiscrimination and Harassment Policy.
  • Sexual Misconduct Report Form: Use this form report any alleged sexual misconduct violations, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, and retaliation. Also see: Students’ Bill of Rights.
  • Security Incident Report Form: Use this form to report security-related incidents such as assaults/physical harassment, burglaries/robberies/thefts, destruction of property, fires, hate crimes, inappropriate/disruptive behavior, missing persons, and prohibited items.
  • Incident Reporting Form: Use this form for non-security related incidents such as Tianjin Juilliard policy violations and health-related issues.
  • Disability Grievance Procedure: This explains the process for students who have a disability to file a grievances related to their disability or their accommodations.
  • Grade Appeal Process: This explains the process for a student to request a grade appeal.
  • Anonymous Tip Report: Use this form for any non-urgent concerns that you would like to report

If you have a complaint concerning Juilliard’s educational programs and practices that remains unresolved after all grievance procedures have been followed and all avenues of appeal exhausted, the complaint may be reviewed by the New York State Education Department’s Office of College and University Evaluation, with certain exceptions. Please note that the Department will not consider matters concerning a student’s grades or test results. For more information about filing a complaint and the circumstances under which a complaint will be considered, please refer to the department’s website.