Title IX and Related Misconduct: Sexual Harassment

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Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, or based on sex or gender, that creates a hostile environment. A hostile environment arises when the unwelcome conduct unreasonably interferes with a person's ability to participate in or benefit from a University education program or activity, or creates an intimidating, threatening, demeaning, or offensive academic, campus, work, or living environment.

Sexual Harassment encompasses verbal, visual, or physical conduct. A single, isolated incident may, based on the facts and circumstances, constitute Sexual Harassment. ...

The following types of conduct may constitute Sexual Harassment under this Policy: ...

• Unwanted sexual advances, propositions, requests for sexual contact, or other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature or based on a person’s sex, gender, gender-identity, or sex or gender stereotypes. This includes, but is not limited to, subtle or obvious pressure for unwelcome sexual activities, or sexually oriented gestures, noises, remarks, jokes, comments, or questions about a person’s sexual experience, sexuality, or gender.
• Verbal harassment either for exhibiting what is perceived as a stereotypical characteristic of a person’s sex or gender or for failing to conform to stereotypical notions of sex or gender.
• Displaying pictures, posters, calendars, graffiti, objects, promotional material, reading materials, or other materials that are sexually demeaning or pornographic in nature.