The People page in CourseWorks allows you to see registered students, add students, add TAs, add guests, place students in groups, and view student UNIs.
Adding Students, TAs, and Guests
Detailed instructions on adding users can be found in the following help articles in the Canvas Instructor Guide:
How do I use the People page in a course as an instructor
How do I add users to a course
CUIT has created a tool to allow you to add non-Columbia guest users to your course. See the Tips and Tricks article Adding Guest Users for more information
Note that you cannot manually remove a registered student from your course. If a student drops out of your course, they will be removed from your course site automatically by the registrar.
Managing Student Groups
The Canvas Instructor Guide also maintains extensive documentation on creating and managing student groups. A selection of articles are linked below for your convenience:
How do I add a group set in a course?
How do I view all groups in a course as an instructor?
How do I edit or delete a group set in a course?
For further information, here is the general link to Canvas Instructor Guide.
Last updated: 08/04/25