Harvard University Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy

2017 POLICY STATEMENT

HARVARD UNIVERSITY SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT POLICY

Harvard University is committed to maintaining VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which of this Policy may result in the imposition of a safe and healthy educational and work prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex sanctions up to, and including, termination, environment in which no member of the in employment; and Massachusetts laws that dismissal, or expulsion, as determined by the University community is, on the basis of sex, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual appropriate officials at the School or unit. sexual orientation, or gender identity, excluded orientation, and gender identity. It does not from participation in, denied the benefits of, or preclude application or enforcement of other Retaliation against an individual for raising an subjected to discrimination in any University University or School policies. allegation of sexual or gender-based harassment, program or activity. Gender-based and sexual for cooperating in an investigation of such harassment, including sexual violence, are forms It is the policy of the University to provide a complaint, or for opposing discriminatory of sex discrimination in that they deny or limit educational, preventative and training programs practices is prohibited. Submitting a complaint an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit regarding sexual or gender-based harassment; that is not in good faith or providing false or from University programs or activities. to encourage reporting of incidents; to misleading information in any investigation of prevent incidents of sexual and gender-based complaints is also prohibited. This Policy is designed to ensure a safe and harassment from denying or limiting an non-discriminatory educational and work individual’s ability to participate in or benefit Nothing in this Policy shall be construed environment and to meet legal requirements, from the University’s programs; to make to abridge academic freedom and inquiry, including: Title IX of the Education Amendments available timely services for those who have principles of free speech, or the University’s of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the been affected by discrimination; and to provide educational mission. basis of sex in the University’s programs or prompt and equitable methods of investigation activities; relevant sections of the Violence and resolution to stop discrimination, remedy Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title any harm, and prevent its recurrence. Violations

DEFINITIONS could constitute discrimination on the basis • Requests for sexual favors in exchange of sex. for actual or promised job benefits, such as favorable reviews, salary increases, A hostile environment can be created by promotions, increased benefits, or continued SEXUAL HARASSMENT persistent or pervasive conduct or by a single employment severe episode. The more severe the conduct, • Lewd or sexually suggestive comments, jokes, Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct the less need there is to show a repetitive series innuendoes, or gestures of a sexual nature, including unwelcome of incidents to prove a hostile environment. sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, Sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, • Stalking and other verbal, nonverbal, graphic, or and domestic and dating violence, is a form of physical conduct of a sexual nature, when: (1) sexual harassment. In addition, the following Other verbal, nonverbal, graphic, or physical submission to or rejection of such conduct is conduct may violate this Policy: conduct may create a hostile environment if the made either explicitly or implicitly a condition conduct is sufficiently persistent, pervasive, or • Observing, photographing, videotaping, or of an individual’s employment or academic severe so as to deny a person equal access to making other visual or auditory records of standing or is used as the basis for employment the University’s programs or activities. Whether sexual activity or nudity, where there is a decisions or for academic evaluation, grades, the conduct creates a hostile environment may reasonable expectation of privacy, without the or advancement (quid pro quo); or (2) such depend on a variety of factors, including: the knowledge and consent of all parties conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, or degree to which the conduct affected one or pervasive that it interferes with or limits a • Sharing visual or auditory records of sexual more person’s education or employment; the person’s ability to participate in or benefit from activity or nudity without the knowledge type, frequency, and duration of the conduct; the University’s education or work programs or and consent of all recorded parties and the relationship between the parties; the activities (hostile environment). recipient(s) number of people involved; and the context in • Sexual advances, whether or not they involve which the conduct occurred. Quid pro quo sexual harassment can occur physical touching whether a person resists and suffers the • Commenting about or inappropriately threatened harm, or the person submits and touching an individual’s body avoids the threatened harm. Both situations 1 SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT POLICY

Unwelcome Conduct JURISDICTION Officer or School or unit Title IX Coordinator, have a Conduct is unwelcome if a person (1) did need to know. not request or invite it and (2) regarded the Should individuals desire to discuss an incident unrequested or uninvited conduct as undesirable This Policy applies to sexual or gender-based or other information only with persons who or offensive. That a person welcomes some harassment that is committed by students, are subject to a legal confidentiality obligation sexual contact does not necessarily mean that faculty, staff, Harvard appointees, or third parties, or prohibition against reporting, they should person welcomes other sexual contact. Similarly, whenever the misconduct occurs: that a person willingly participates in conduct ask University officers for information about 1. On Harvard property; or on one occasion does not necessarily mean that such resources, which are available both at the the same conduct is welcome on a subsequent 2. Off Harvard property, if: University and elsewhere. University officers are available to discuss these other resources and to occasion. a) the conduct was in connection with a University assist individuals in making an informed decision. or University-recognized program or activity; or Whether conduct is unwelcome is determined b) the conduct may have the effect of creating based on the totality of the circumstances, a hostile environment for a member of the VIOLATIONS OF including various objective and subjective factors. University community. The following types of information may be helpful OTHER RULES in making that determination: statements by any witnesses to the alleged incident; information MONITORING AND about the relative credibility of the parties and The University encourages the reporting of all witnesses; the detail and consistency of each CONFIDENTIALITY concerns regarding sexual or gender-based person’s account; the absence of corroborating harassment. Sometimes individuals are hesitant information where it should logically exist; to report instances of sexual or gender-based information that the Respondent has been found A variety of resources are available at the harassment because they fear they may be charged to have harassed others; information that the University and in the area to assist those who have with other policy violations, such as underage alcohol consumption. Because the University Complainant has been found to have made false experienced gender-based or sexual harassment, has a paramount interest in protecting the well- allegations against others; information about including sexual violence. being of its community and remedying sexual or the Complainant’s reaction or behavior after gender-based harassment, other policy violations the alleged incident; and information about any Individuals considering making a disclosure to University resources should make sure they have will be considered, if necessary, separately from actions the parties took immediately following the allegations under this Policy. incident, including reporting the matter to others. informed expectations concerning privacy and confidentiality. The University is committed to In addition, when a person is so impaired or providing all possible assistance in understanding incapacitated as to be incapable of requesting these issues and helping individuals to make an RESOURCES TO ADDRESS or inviting the conduct, conduct of a sexual informed decision. SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED nature is deemed unwelcome, provided that the Respondent knew or reasonably should have It is important to understand that, while the HARASSMENT known of the person’s impairment or incapacity. University will treat information it has received with The person may be impaired or incapacitated as a appropriate sensitivity, University personnel may result of drugs or alcohol or for some other reason, nonetheless need to share certain information with UNIVERSITY RESOURCES such as sleep or unconsciousness. A Respondent’s those at the University responsible for stopping or Harvard has designated over 50 Title IX impairment at the time of the incident as a result preventing sexual or gender-based harassment. For example, University officers, other than those who Coordinators distributed across every School and of drugs or alcohol does not, however, diminish the unit of the University. They serve in a neutral role Respondent’s responsibility for sexual or gender- are prohibited from reporting because of a legal confidentiality obligation or prohibition against and are specially trained to respond to disclosures based harassment under this Policy. of potential sexual or gender-based harassment, reporting, must promptly notify the School or assist in developing interim measures, and serve as unit Title IX Coordinator about possible sexual or GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT a bridge to other resources. Title IX Coordinators gender-based harassment, regardless of whether handle disclosures sensitively and discretely and Gender-based harassment is verbal, nonverbal, a complaint is filed. Such reporting is necessary information is shared on a strictly need-to-know graphic, or physical aggression, intimidation, or for various reasons, including to ensure that basis. hostile conduct based on sex, sex-stereotyping, persons possibly subjected to such conduct receive sexual orientation or gender identity, but not appropriate services and information; that the involving conduct of a sexual nature, when University can track incidents and identify patterns; Information on Procedures: such conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, and that, where appropriate, the University can or pervasive that it interferes with or limits a take steps to protect the Harvard community. This http://titleix.harvard.edu/procedures person’s ability to participate in or benefit from reporting by University officers will not necessarily the University’s education or work programs or result in a complaint; rather, the School or unit activities. For example, persistent disparagement of Title IX Coordinator, in consultation with the Title IX a person based on a perceived lack of stereotypical Officer, will assess the information and determine masculinity or femininity or exclusion from an what action, if any, will be taken. Information will activity based on sexual orientation or gender be disclosed in this manner only to those at the identity also may violate this Policy. University who, in the judgment of the Title IX 2 TITLE IX FAS-DCE TITLE IX COORDINATORS FAS-SEAS TITLE IX COORDINATOR Title IX Coordinator for HCSPH Faculty GSD TITLE IX COORDINATORS Title IX Coordinator for HGSE Faculty COORDINATORS Title IX Coordinator for FAS-DCE Title IX Coordinator for FAS-SEAS Staff Mahnaz El-Kouedi Title IX Coordinators for GSD Staff Katherine Stanton FAS TITLE IX COORDINATORS Faculty and Researchers Heidi Millar Shea Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs Lauren Baccus Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public 122 Longfellow Hall Title IX Coordinators for FAS Staff Mary Higgins Human Resources Consultant Assistant Dean of Human Associate Dean for Academic Harvard John A. Paulson School of Health 1st Floor Resources 13 Appian Way Anna Anctil Administration Engineering and Applied Sciences 90 Smith Street Harvard Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MA 02138 Senior Human Resources Consultant 51 Brattle Street 20 University Road, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02120 7 Sumner Road, Room 203 (617) 496-2077 FAS Human Resources Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-8445 (617) 432-1381 Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected] 1414 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor (617) 998-8490 [email protected] [email protected] (617) 495-4322 Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected] [email protected] Title IX Coordinators for HGSE (617) 496-2379 HBS TITLE IX COORDINATORS Title IX Coordinator for HCSPH Students [email protected] Students Title IX Coordinators for FAS-DCE Title IX Coordinator for HBS Staff Sara Wilkinson Kevin Boehm Students Stacey Herman Director of Human Resources Associate Director of Student Affairs Sandy Stergiou Sally Robinson Associate Dean for Student Services Harvard Graduate School of Design Longfellow Hall Senior Human Resources Consultant Danielle Farrell Director, Human Resources Student Case Manager Kresge Building, Room G10, Student 7 Sumner Road, Room 203 13 Appian Way FAS Human Resources Harvard Business School Services Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, Ma 02138 1414 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor 51 Brattle St Teele Hall 225, 230 Western Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 677 Huntington Avenue (617) 495-4322 (617) 384-7490 Cambridge, MA 02138 Boston, MA 02163 Boston, MA 02115 [email protected] [email protected] (617) 496-4039 (617) 998-9612 (617) 495-6066 [email protected] (617) 432-4703 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Title IX Coordinator for GSD Faculty Maritza Hernandez Shirley Greene Pamela Baldwin Associate Dean for Enrollment and Title IX Coordinators for FAS Faculty Title IX Coordinator for HBS Faculty Luke Sutherland Student Services and Researchers Assistant Dean of Students & Alumni Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs Affairs Valerie Porciello Housing and Resident Life Coordinator Gund Hall 409 125 Gutman Library Johannah Park 51 Brattle St Executive Director, Research and Office for Student Affairs 48 Quincy Street 6 Appian Way Appointments Administrator and Cambridge MA 02138 Faculty Development Kresge Building, Room G4 Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02138 Sexual Harassment Officer (617) 998-8557 Morgan Hall T15 Boston, MA 02115 (617) 495-5409 (617) 495-9420 University Hall 403 [email protected] 10 Harvard Way 617-432-5290 [email protected] [email protected] Harvard Yard Boston, MA 02163 [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02138 Robert Neugeboren (617) 495-6116 Title IX Coordinators for GSD Students Liz Thurston (617) 495-9892 Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs [email protected] HDS TITLE IX COORDINATORS Director of Student Affairs [email protected] Gail Gustafson Longfellow Hall 51 Brattle St Title IX Coordinator for HDS Staff Director of Admissions and Student Cambridge MA 02138 Title IX Coordinator for HBS Students and Faculty 13 Appian Way Kwok Yu Learning Resources Manager Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-1765 Suzy Conway Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Annmarie Allen Gund Hall 422 (617) 496-1334 [email protected] Director of MBA Student & Academics University Hall 111 Director of Human Resources 48 Quincy Street [email protected] Services Harvard Yard Harvard Divinity School Cambridge, MA 02138 FAS-GSAS TITLE IX Spangler Center 261 Cambridge, MA 02138 205 Rockefeller Hall (617) 496-1238 HKS TITLE IX COORDINATORS COORDINATORS 117 Western Avenue (617) 495-7483 47 Francis Street [email protected] Boston, Ma 02163 Title IX Coordinators for HKS Staff [email protected] Title IX Coordinator for FAS-GSAS Cambridge, MA 02138 Students, Faculty, and Researchers (617) 495-6831 (617) 495-5683 Laura Snowdon [email protected] [email protected] Assistant Dean for Student Services, Jennifer Goodman Title IX Coordinators for FAS-College Seth Avakian Senior Human Resources Consultant Students Program Officer for Title IX and Dean of Students HCSPH TITLE IX COORDINATORS Title IX Coordinators for HDS Students Gund Hall 422 Harvard Kennedy School Jeffrey Berg Professional Conduct University Place, Suite 220 University Hall 414A Title IX Coordinator for HCSPH Staff Steph Gauchel 48 Quincy Street Assistant Director, Research and Cambridge, MA 02138 124 Mt. Auburn Street Fellowships Harvard Yard Linda Picard Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02138 Andover Hall (617) 496-1236 77 Dunster Street, 2nd Floor Senior Director of Human Resources [email protected] (617) 496-2231 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-9583 Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public 45 Francis Avenue [email protected] [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-5050 Health HGSE TITLE IX COORDINATORS [email protected] Human Resources, Suite 141 (617) 496-3091 Title IX Coordinator for HKS Faculty Title IX Coordinator for FAS-GSAS 90 Smith Street [email protected] Title IX Coordinator for HGSE Staff Students Suzanne Cooper Emily Miller Boston, MA 02120 Kelly Deliberato Academic Dean for Teaching and Title IX Coordinator Jacqueline Yun (617) 432-2719 Timothy Whelskey Associate Director of Human Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Curriculum Smith Campus Center, Suite 470 Director of Student Services in the [email protected] Resources Littauer Building, Room 112 1350 Massachusetts Avenue GSAS Andover Hall Harvard Graduate School of Education 45 Francis Avenue 79 J.F. Kennedy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Dudley House, Lehman Hall-Room B2 Human Resources Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-3336 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA 02138 Longfellow Hall, Room 112 (617) 496-8641 (617) 495-0390 [email protected] Cambridge, MA 01238 13 Appian Way [email protected] (617) 495-5005 [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected] (617) 496-6432 [email protected]

3 Title IX Coordinator for HKS Students Title IX Coordinator for HMS Students CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION TITLE Donna Heimlich STAFF MEMBERS MAY ALSO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES Debra Isaacson Carla Fujimoto IX COORDINATORS Senior Human Resources Consultant CONSULT THE FOLLOWING Associate Dean for Degree Programs Assistant Director of Student Affairs Title IX Coordinator for Alumni Affairs Smith Campus Center RESOURCES Massachusetts Commission Against and Student Affairs (MD Students) & Development, and Public Affairs & 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Discrimination (MCAD, Headquarters) Littauer Building, L131 Tosteson Medical Education Center Communications Cambridge, MA 02138 The University Office of Labor and 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 601 79 J.F. Kennedy Street (TMEC) 244 (617) 384-5761 Employee Relations Boston, MA 02108 Kym Giuliano [email protected] 124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 480 South (617) 994-6000 Cambridge, MA 02138 260 Longwood Avenue Associate Director of Human (617) 496-8382 Boston, MA 02115 Cambridge, MA 02138 TTY: (617) 994-6196 Resources Title IX Coordinator for University (617) 495-2786 [email protected] [email protected] (617) 432-1570 University Place, 4th Floor [email protected] Finance, Harvard University www.mass.gov/mcad 124 Mt. Auburn Street Information Technology (HUIT), and Harvard University Employee HLS TITLE IX COORDINATORS Cambridge, MA 02138 HSDM TITLE IX COORDINATORS the Credit Union Assistance Program (EAP) U.S. Department of Education, Office HLS Deputy Title IX Coordinator (for (617) 496-9168 (877) EAP-HARV (877-327-4278) for Civil Rights (OCR) HLS Staff) Title IX Coordinator for HSDM Staff [email protected] Karen Pemstein Associate Director, Human Resource [email protected] 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor Kevin Moody Kevin Dolan hr.harvard.edu/employee-assistance- Boston, MA 02109-3921 Title IX Coordinator for Alumni Affairs Services Assistant Dean and Chief Human Director of Human Resource Services Smith Campus Center, Room 739 program (617) 289-0111 Resources Officer Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Development and Harvard Public TTY: (800) 877-8339 Affairs & Communications 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Harvard Law School Human Resources Office of Human Resource Services Cambridge, MA 02138 MEMBERS OF COLLECTIVE [email protected] Hauser 010 188 Longwood Avenue Shannon Gerah (617) 496-1120 BARGAINING UNITS MAY CONSULT www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/ 1575 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Director of Human Resources, [email protected] THEIR UNION REPRESENTATIVE index.html Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 432-2625 Alumni Affairs and Development; FOR ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (617) 495-4611 [email protected] Harvard Public Affairs & Title IX Coordinator for Harvard U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity [email protected] Communications University Health Services (HUHS) Harvard University Ombudsman Office Commission Title IX Coordinator for HSDM Faculty 124 Mt. Auburn, 4th Floor 44R Brattle Street Boston Area Office HLS Interim Title IX Coordinator (for (617) 496-6186 Gaiel Thompson Cambridge, MA 02138 John F. Kennedy Federal Building Carol Bates Human Resource Officer (617) 495-7748 475 Government Center HLS Faculty) Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs [email protected] 75 Mt. Auburn Street [email protected] Boston, MA 02203 Catherine Claypoole Gordon Hall, Faculty Affairs, Suite 206 Cambridge, MA 02138 www.ombudsman.harvard.edu/ (800) 669-4000 Associate Dean and Dean for Academic 25 Shattuck Street Title IX Coordinator for Campus Services (617) 495-3022 TTY: (800) 669-6820 and Faculty Affairs Boston, MA 02115 [email protected] Ombudsperson, Longwood Medical ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122 HLS Dean’s Office (617) 432-1165 Kristina McCarthy Area [email protected] Griswold 200 [email protected] Associate Director of Human Resource THE TITLE IX OFFICE ALSO SERVES Harvard Medical School www.eeoc.gov 1525 Massachusetts Avenue Services AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR Harvard School of Dental Medicine Cambridge, MA 02138 Title IX Coordinator for HSDM Harvard Campus Services QUESTIONS ON THESE TOPICS Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public (617) 495-4601 Students 65 Winthrop Street Health [email protected] Carrie Sylven Cambridge, MA 02138 Title IX Office 164 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA Director of Student Affairs (617) 496-4854 44R Brattle Street, 2nd Floor 02115 HLS Deputy Title IX Coordinator (for Office of Dental Education [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 432-4040 (Ombuds) HLS Students) 188 Longwood Avenue (617) 496-0200 (617) 432-4041 (Office) Marcia Sells Boston, MA 02115 Title IX Coordinator for Harvard HR, [email protected] [email protected] Associate Dean and Dean of Students (617) 432-4245 OGC, and HUPD http://titleix.harvard.edu www.hms.harvard.edu/ombuds/ HLS Dean of Students Office [email protected] Maria Mejia Title IX Resource Guide: http:// WCC 3039 Director of Human Resource Services resourceguide.titleix.harvard.edu ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY 1585 Massachusetts Avenue RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR University Place, Room 3350 Sexual Violence Brochure: RESOURCES Cambridge, MA 02138 ADVANCED STUDY TITLE IX 124 Mt. Auburn Street sexualviolencebrochure.titleix. harvard.edu/ Office of Sexual Assault Prevention (617) 495-1880 COORDINATOR Cambridge, MA 02138 & Response [email protected] Title IX Coordinator for Radcliffe (617) 495-0507 HUHS Behavioral Health Services [email protected] William McCants, J.D. Institute for Advanced Study Acting Title IX Officer Harvard University Health Services HMS TITLE IX COORDINATORS Students, Faculty, Staff, and Fellows Harvard Chaplains Title IX Coordinator for Harvard Library Acting Director of the Office for Sexual Title IX Coordinator for HMS Staff Asma Shariff and Gender-based Dispute Resolution Harvard University Police Department José Martinez, Senior HR Compliance Associate Director of Human Renee DeBlois (ODR) Bureau of Study Council Manager Resources Senior Human Resources Consultant 44R Brattle Street Harvard Medical School Human Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study University Place, Suite 445, South Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Resources Buckingham House 124 Mt. Auburn Street (617) 495-1128 Gordon Hall, Room 150 77 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected] 25 Shattuck Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-3426 Boston, MA 02115 (617) 495-9563 [email protected] To file a formal complaint with the (617) 432-1492 [email protected] University or to find out additional [email protected] Title IX Coordinators for Office of the information about these topics President and Provost, Agencies, contact: Title IX Coordinator for HMS Faculty Affiliates, and Harvard Planning and Project Management Carol Bates The Office for Sexual and Gender- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Marjorie Augenbraum Based Dispute Resolution Gordon Hall, Faculty Affairs, Suite 206 Senior Human Resources Consultant 44R Brattle Street, 2nd Floor 25 Shattuck Street Smith Campus Center Cambridge, MA 02138 Boston, MA 02115 1350 Massachusetts Avenue (617) 495-3786 (617) 432-1165 Cambridge, MA 02138 [email protected] [email protected] (617) 495-9596 http://odr.harvard.edu [email protected]