The University’s benefits include programs that provide medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life insurance, and tax savings accounts to eligible faculty and staff.
Your Benefits
Employment Group
Every employee is part of an employment group. Find yours:
Officers include academic and non-academic personnel:
- Officers of Instruction (faculty)
- Officers of Research (includes Associate Research Scientists/Scholars and Postdoctoral Research Scientists/Scholars)*
- Officers of the Libraries
- Officers of Administration
* Learn more about Postdoctoral Research Scientists/Scholars
Clinical Providers are a group who provides clinical care, in partnership with New York Presbyterian and ColumbiaDoctors, and does not have teaching responsibilities.
Postdoctoral Fellows include full-time Postdoctoral Clinical Fellows and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (part-time Fellows and Residency Fellows do not qualify).*
Postdoctoral Research Scientists/Scholars are Officers.
Support Staff include includes administrative and other staff, as well as all union members. The acronyms for these groups are:
- NUSS: Non-Union Support Staff
- SSA: Support Staff Association members
- TWU: Transit Workers Union members
- LOCAL 2110: Technical, Office and Support Staff union members
- UNIONS: Members of Local 1199, Local 32B-32J, Local 100, MEBA and MM&P unions
All Officers and Support Staff who are currently retired should view the Retiree Benefits website. Officers and staff who are approaching retirement may want review the "Prospective Retirees" pages for information and planning resources.
Officers
Clinical Providers
Postdoc Fellows
NUSS
Local 2110
SSA
TWU
Unions
Local 1199, Local 32B-32J, Local 100, MEBA, and MM&P Unions
Retirees
The Retirement website covers all benefits information for prospective and currently-retired Officers and Support Staff.
News
This Month from Your Employee Assistance Program: July 2025
This July, stay cool and refreshed by reducing stress through relaxation techniques and by attending our exclusive webinar on leadership skills, designed for all employees who wish to hone their leadership capabilities.
This Month from Your Employee Assistance Program: June 2025
This June, your EAP invites you to a motivational discussion on building healthy self-esteem and learning how to quiet your inner critic. You'll also discover ways to thrive while balancing the demands of relationships, work, health, and socio-political uncertainties by strengthening your resilience.
This Month from Your Employee Assistance Program: May 2025
For May, prioritize your mental health through acts of self-care, education, and support from your EAP. Join our exclusive webinar to better understand the causes and symptoms of mental health conditions, and explore practical techniques for managing anxiety through on-demand resources.