Strike: Faculty: Research Advisors

The strike only impacts students who are engaged in teaching or research assistantship efforts. Students are expected to continue making academic progress. If your students are conducting their own research in the field and that research is not related to their teaching and research assistantship duties, there should be no change in their status. 

If students are acting as research or teaching assistants, it does not matter whether they are on or off campus. They have the right to strike or refuse to work regardless of their location.

Students are expected to continue making academic progress. Their grade should reflect their academic progress. If your student fails to make progress, their grade should reflect this.

Members of the faculty have a variety of options, including hiring replacement research assistants and post-doctoral fellows or revising project requirements. Faculty should consult with their chair or dean for more specific guidance.

Labs should communicate academic expectations for graduate students in the event of a strike, including stating whether graduate students are required to carry out experiments or have other essential responsibilities that they must perform in order to be in good academic standing.

Dartmouth will compile a list of students on strike by asking that students attest that they are not on strike. Faculty are free to contact their deans about any questions or concerns.