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
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
Postdoc Fellows
NUSS
Local 2110
SSA
TWU
Unions
Local 1199, Local 32B-32J, Local 100, MEBA, and MM&P Unions
Retirees
The Retiree Benefits website covers all benefits information for prospective and currently-retired Officers and Support Staff.
News
Special "Take a Break" Events to Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month
Columbia University supports you with mental well-being resources that are available whenever you need them, including counseling, podcasts and webinars through the Employee Assistance Program.
This Month from Your Employee Assistance Program: May 2023
TELUS Health offers free or discounted services to support your personal success and help with everyday challenges.
Update on COVID-19 Related Benefits
With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency approaching on May 11, 2023, we want to update you on a few changes to your benefits coverage.