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Sexual Harassment Policy
Northwestern University is committed to the maintenance of
an environment free of discrimination and all forms of coercion
that impede the academic freedom or diminish the dignity
of any member of the University community. The University
emphasizes this policy specifically as it pertains to the
prevention of sexual harassment and to the obligations of
male and female students, faculty, administrators, and staff
in this regard.
It is the policy of Northwestern University that no male
or female member of the Northwestern community-students,
faculty, administrators, or staff-may sexually harass any
other member of the community. Sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of
a sexual nature constitute harassment when submission to
such conduct is made or threatened to be made, either explicitly
or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual's employment
or education; submission to or rejection of such conduct
by an individual is used or threatened to be used as the
basis for academic or employment decisions affecting that
individual; or such conduct has the purpose or effect of
substantially interfering with an individual's academic or
professional performance or creating what a reasonable person
would sense as an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment,
educational, or living environment.
Any member of the University community who believes that
he or she has been a victim of sexual harassment has a number
of options, including taking self-initiated actions; attempting
to resolve the problems by informal procedures with the assistance
of a confidential counselor, resolutions officer, or the
University sexual harassment prevention officer; or bringing
a formal complaint. The resolutions officer for SCS is Timothy
Gordon, Associate Dean of Student Services and Registration.
A booklet, What You Should Know About Sexual Harassment:
Policy and Guidelines for the Northwestern Community, is
available from the Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention,
the Office of the Provost, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Office, the Women's Center, and the Chicago Campus Human
Resources Office. For more information, visit www.northwestern.edu/sexual-harassment/.
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