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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

 

I. DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED HARASSMENT

Prohibited harassment is conduct based on race, gender and/or gender identity or expression, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, or any other legally protected status when:

  1. submission to or rejection of the conduct is either an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment, basis for participation or advancement in an academic program, or basis for participation in a University activity or benefit; or

  2. such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work, academic or residential environment; or

  3. such conduct otherwise adversely affects employment or academic opportunities.

Examples of such prohibited conduct when based upon a legally protected status include, but are not limited to:

  • Verbal abuse or hostile behavior such as insulting, teasing, mocking, degrading or ridiculing another person or group;

  • Unwelcome or inappropriate physical contact, comments, questions, advances, jokes, epithets or demands;

  • Physical assault or stalking;

  • Displays or electronic transmission of derogatory, demeaning or hostile materials;

  • Unwillingness to train, evaluate, assist, or work with an employee, faculty member, or student.

Harassment is unacceptable in the workplace, classroom, student and faculty housing, sports, University facilities, and in other University-related settings, such as study-abroad programs and University-sponsored social functions and events. This behavior violates University policy even when it may not be sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute a violation of law.

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