Student Handbook: Responsibility of the University to Its Members

Relevant Excerpt

It is the responsibility of every member of the University to respect the rights and privileges of all others in the University as enumerated below and in other specific policies of the University.  ...

2. Protection from harassment, discrimination, and abuse:

1. Wesleyan University is fully committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
2. Wesleyan prohibits harassment by a member or members of the University against any other individual or groups. While the University, as a general rule, does not attempt to shield people from ideas that they may find unwelcome or disagreeable, there are some situations in which certain behavior or even speech may violate our community standards and warrant University intervention. Speech or conduct may be deemed harassing and actionable by the University when it violates the law or other University policy, where it constitutes a threat to health or safety or promotes violence, where it unjustifiably invades a significant privacy or confidentiality interest, or where it otherwise disrupts the functioning of the institution or an individual’s ability to access the University’s resources and opportunities.
3. Wesleyan prohibits sexual misconduct, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, stalking, and retaliation.