Equal Opportunity Compliance and Title IX: Harassment and Discrimination

Relevant Excerpt

Harassment becomes against University policy where: ... The conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive enough to create an environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or offensive or that substantially interferes with an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from a University program, activity, and/or employment.

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Sexual Harassment: ... Unwelcome conduct based on sex where the conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive, and subjectively and objectively offensive as to substantially or effectively disrupt or undermine a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from a University program or activity, including, but not limited to, employment.