Allegations of Research Misconduct Policy Draft

Overview of Proposed Changes 

This is a Material Change to the Current Policy. Material Changes include those that affect the university’s position, commitment, or spirit of the policy, because of changes in business principles, practices, or relevant laws and regulations. Revisions have been made to align the policy for handling allegations of research misconduct in keeping with newly revised applicable federal regulations, as well as sponsor requirements, and ethical principles inherent to the responsible conduct of research and scholarly work. During the drafting stage, this policy has received initial stakeholder consultation from the Faculty Senate Research Committee. A Comparison Document describing the draft with the current policy is included.

The feedback period will remain open until November 24, 2025.

How to Provide Feedback on this Policy Draft

We invite all current Faculty, Postdocs, Staff, and Students to provide feedback on this policy draft.

You can view the Draft Policy above, which is hosted on our GW Box system and requires you to log in to access the proposed changes.

To send feedback, select the "Provide Feedback on this Policy" button above. This will direct you to the myGW portal to submit. This will also require you to log in using your GW credentials. Based on learning from feedback received while a more permanent policy review process is finalized, the university has modified the form hosted within myGW to hone in on the type of feedback you are proposing to assess the scope and central themes more fully.

Thank you for participating in this process. Your insights help shape policies that best support the GW community.