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Harassment is a form of misconduct that includes unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal conduct that results in a person feeling intimidated, threatened, humiliated, or demeaned, and is likely to interfere with an individual’s work or education, or adversely affects an individual’s living…

Demonstrations and Protests. The right to free speech at Caltech also includes the right to engage in peaceful dissent, protests in peaceable assembly, and orderly demonstrations that may include picketing and the distribution of leaflets. However, these activities shall not disrupt the…

Sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, made by someone from or in the work or educational setting, under any of the following conditions: ... 3) The conduct…

Examples of inappropriate or unauthorized use of Caltech's IT resources include: sending a communication or using electronic information resources, including websites, collaboration and communication platforms and social media sites to illegally discriminate against, harass, defame, or threaten individuals or organizations; ... use…

Caltech's fundamental mission is to create knowledge for the ages, through research and by passing along insights from generation to generation. We create knowledge by bringing together people of diverse perspectives, of different backgrounds, of distinct sensibilities, and let them hone their…

Sexual harassment means conduct, on the basis of sex, that satisfies one or more of the following: ... (2) unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access…