Title IX at Yale: Yale Sexual Misconduct Policies and Related Definitions- Sexual Harassment

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Sexual harassment means subjecting an individual to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature on or off campus, when: (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a condition of an individual’s employment or academic standing; or (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as the basis for employment decisions or for academic evaluation, grades, or advancement; or (3) such conduct creates a hostile environment by being (a) subjectively and objectively offensive and (b) sufficiently severe or pervasive that (c) based on the totality of the circumstances, it has the effect of unreasonably interfering with, limiting, or denying the individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from university programs or activities, including academics, extracurriculars, and employment. Sexual harassment may be found in a single severe episode, as well as in persistent behavior.