{"id":63,"date":"2022-06-29T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development-two.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:48:35","slug":"appeals-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/appeals-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Committee is authorized to consider appeals from graduate students concerning a grievance that has been unresolved at the department and college level. Appeals may involve the interpretation of and adherence to university, college and department policies and procedures as they apply to graduate education and grievances concerning grades. This committee does not consider grievances related to race, gender, religion, national origin, age or handicap (handled by the <a href=\"http:\/\/oed.utk.edu\/\">Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkgrad-inset-block-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appeals Committee Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phyllis Thompson<\/strong><br><em>Clinical Professor<\/em><br>College of Social Work<br>865-974-6437<br><a href=\"mailto:pthomp11@utk.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:pthomp11@utk.edu\">pthomp11@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winston.utk.edu\/directory\/eliza-boles\/\">Boles, Eliza<\/a>\u2014Winston College of Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/about-graduate-school\/graduate-school-staff\/marla-bruner\/\">Bruner, Marla<\/a>\u2014Graduate School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/faculty\/colleen-crouch\/\">Crouch, Colleen<\/a>\u2014Tickle College of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.utk.edu\/person\/ian-down\/\">Down, Ian<\/a>\u2014College of Arts and Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ne.utk.edu\/people\/maik-k-lang\/\">Lang, Maik K.<\/a>\u2014Tickle College of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/publichealth\/people\/lmeschke\/\">Meschke, Laurie<\/a>\u2014College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Student Senate Representative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/georg-schaur\/\">Schaur, Georg<\/a>\u2014Haslam College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Phyllis.Thompson\">Thompson, Phyllis<\/a>\u2014College of Social Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adpr.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/sifan-xu\">Xu, Sifan<\/a>\u2014College of Communication and Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/appeals-committee\/university-of-tennessee-appeals-committee-of-the-graduate-council-bylaws\/\">Appeals Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/the-university-of-tennessee-graduate-council-appeal-procedure\/\">Graduate Council Appeal Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/documents\/2022\/06\/appeal-procedure-coversheet.pdf\/\">Graduate Council Appeal Cover Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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