Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy

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This Policy is consistent with the University’s core values of academic freedom and free expression. To that end, the University adopts the University of Chicago’s Statement on Academic Freedom ...

Gender-based Harassment is a type of Harassment that is verbal, nonverbal, graphic, or physical aggression, intimidation, or hostile conduct based on sex, sex-stereotyping, sexual orientation or gender identity, but not involving conduct of a sexual nature, when such conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it unreasonably interferes with or unreasonably limits a person’s ability to participate in, or benefit from, the University’s education programs or activities.

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Harassment in education refers to unwelcome verbal, physical, or visual conduct, based upon a person or persons’ Protected Status, which is sufficiently severe, persistent, pervasive and objectively offensive that it unreasonably interferes with an individual’s participation in educational programs, activities, opportunities, or benefits, creating a hostile or abusive educational environment.

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Sex-based Harassment is a type of Harassment that is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, graphic, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when ... such conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it unreasonably interferes with or limits a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the University’s education programs or activities (hostile environment).