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# University Title IX Policies & Procedures

**Source**: https://csndr.harvard.edu/university-title-ix-policies
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## Learn more about University Policies & Procedures

Title IX

Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University

## Policies & Procedures

Harvard University is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the University community is, on the basis of sex, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any University program or activity. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination in that it denies an individual equal access to the University’s programs or activities.

Harvard University’s policies prohibiting sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct are designed to ensure a safe and non-discriminatory educational and work environment and to meet legal requirements, including: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the University’s programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in employment; and Massachusetts laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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## Harvard Policies

Harvard University adopted two policies to address sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct occurring on or after on August 14, 2020. The two policies are called the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy. Together, these policies continue to prohibit conduct addressed by the University's previous policy, the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy.

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## Procedures for Formal Complaints

The University has designed grievance procedures to provide prompt and equitable methods of investigation and resolution to concerns of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct, remedy any harm, and prevent its recurrence.

## Complaints Against Staff

Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020
Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

## Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020

- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-title-ix-sexual-harassment-policy-staff-procedures)
- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-other-sexual-misconduct-policy-staff-procedures)
- [Interim FAS Policies and Procedures Addressing Title IX Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy)

## Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

**Central Administration**•**Harvard Business School**•**Harvard Divinity School**•**Harvard Graduate School of Education**• **Harvard Kennedy School**• **Harvard Law School**• **Harvard Medical School**• **Harvard School of Dental Medicine**• **Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health**•**Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study**

[Procedures for Handling Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy-staff-procedures)

[Procedimientos para el Manejo de Denuncias Contra Miembros del Personal (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/procedimientos-para-el-manejo-de-denuncias-contra-miembros-del-personal-de-Harvard-conforme-a-la-politica-de-acoso-sexual-y-por-motivo-de-genero)

**Faculty of Arts and Sciences**

(includes: Division of Continuing Education • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Harvard College • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

[FAS Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures (PDF)](https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/websites.harvard.edu/dist/a/68/files/2022/08/fas_p_and_p_combined_2014_2020.pdf)

**Graduate School of Design**

[GSD Local Policies](http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/resources/personal-conduct/#titleix)

## Complaints Against Students

Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020
Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

## Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020

- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Students Pursuant to the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-title-ix-sexual-harassment-policy-student-procedures)
- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Students Pursuant to the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-other-sexual-misconduct-policy-student-procedures)
- [Interim FAS Policies and Procedures Addressing Title IX Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/reports/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy/)
- [HLS Sexual Harassment Resources and Procedures for Students](https://hls.harvard.edu/staff-dashboard/human-resources/title-ix/title-ix-policies-and-procedures/)

## Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

**Faculty of Arts and Sciences**

(includes: Division of Continuing Education • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Harvard College • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

[FAS Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures (PDF)](https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/websites.harvard.edu/dist/a/68/files/2022/08/fas_p_and_p_combined_2014_2020.pdf)

**Graduate School of Design**

[GSD Local Policies](http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/resources/personal-conduct/#titleix)

**Graduate School of Design**• **Harvard Business School**•**Harvard Divinity School**•**Harvard Graduate School of Education**•**Harvard Kennedy School**•**Harvard Medical School**•**Harvard School of Dental Medicine**•**Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health**•**Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study**

[Procedures for Handling Complaints Against Students Pursuant to the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy-student-procedures)

**Harvard Law School**

[HLS Sexual Harassment Resources and Procedures for Students](https://hls.harvard.edu/staff-dashboard/human-resources/title-ix/title-ix-policies-and-procedures/)

## Complaints Against Faculty

Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020
Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

## Conduct Occurring On or After August 14, 2020

**Faculty of Arts and Sciences**

(includes: Division of Continuing Education • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Harvard College • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

- [Interim FAS Policies and Procedures Addressing Title IX Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/reports/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy/)

**Graduate School of Design**

- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-title-ix-sexual-harassment-policy-staff-procedures)
- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-other-sexual-misconduct-policy-staff-procedures)\
- [GSD Faculty Handbook](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/resources/faculty-affairs/faculty-handbooks-administrative-policies-and-guidelines-for-instruction/)

**Harvard Business School • Harvard Divinity School • Harvard Graduate School of Education • Harvard Kennedy School • Harvard Medical School • Harvard School of Dental Medicine • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health**

- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-title-ix-sexual-harassment-policy-staff-procedures)
- [Interim Procedures for Handling Formal Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)](https://csndr.harvard.edu/interim-other-sexual-misconduct-policy-staff-procedures)
- [HMS/HSDM Procedures for Handling Complaints involving Faculty Pursuant to the Harvard University Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy](https://ari.hms.harvard.edu/professional-integrity/sexual-harassment-other-sexual-misconduct)

**Harvard Law School**

- [HLS Sexual Harassment Procedures for Complaints Against HLS Faculty (PDF)](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HLS-Title-IX-Procedure-Faculty-Respondents-Revisions-Approved-8.14.201.pdf)

**Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study**

For complaints against faculty members, the sexual harassment policies and procedures of the School with which they are affiliated apply. Please contact [Asma Shariff](https://oge.harvard.edu/oge/people/asma-shariff) for the appropriate policy and procedures.

## Conduct Occurring Before August 14, 2020

**Faculty of Arts and Sciences**

(includes: Division of Continuing Education • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Harvard College • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

- [Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (PDF)](https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/websites.harvard.edu/dist/a/68/files/2022/08/fas_p_and_p_combined_2014_2020.pdf)

**Graduate School of Design • Harvard Divinity School**

- [Procedures for Handling Complaints Against Harvard Staff Members Pursuant to the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy (PDF)](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/oge/files/sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-policy-staff-procedures.pdf?m=1624890820)

**Harvard Business School**

- [HBS Procedures for Handling Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Complaints Against Faculty (PDF)](https://www.hbs.edu/Documents/HBS_Procedures_Faculty_Oct2017.pdf)

**Harvard Graduate School of Education**

- [HGSE Procedures for Handling Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Complaints Against Faculty (PDF)](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/title-ix/files/gse_title_ix_faculty_procedures.final_.pdf)

**Harvard Kennedy School**

- [HKS Procedures Concerning Alleged Sexual or Gender-Based Harassment by HKS Faculty (PDF)](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/about_us/policies/title_ix/HKS_Sexual_Harassment-Procedures_for_Problem_Resolution_July_2017.pdf)

**Harvard Law School**

- [HLS Sexual Harassment Procedures for Complaints Against Faculty (PDF)](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HLS-Title-IX-Procedure-Faculty-Respondents-Revisions-Approved-8.14.201.pdf)

**Harvard Medical School • Harvard School of Dental Medicine**

- [HMS/HSDM Procedures for Handling Complaints Involving Faculty Pursuant to the Harvard University Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy](https://hr.hms.harvard.edu/working-hms/policies-procedures/sexual-gender-based-harassment-policy)

**Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health**

- [Sexual and gender-based harassment complaint procedures involving faculty members or other academic appointees at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (PDF)](https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2020/12/HSPH-TIX-Procedures.pdf)

**Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study**

For complaints against faculty members, the sexual harassment policies and procedures of the School with which they are affiliated apply. Please contact [Asma Shariff](https://oge.harvard.edu/oge/people/asma-shariff) for the appropriate policy and procedures.

## Contact Title IX Compliance

Email: [csndr\_titleix@harvard.edu](mailto:csndr_titleix@harvard.edu)  

Office phone number: (617) 496-0200