Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. -Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

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Title IX Information

Under federal law any school receiving federal funds must designate a Title IX Coordinator to review, update and implement current Title IX policies, to coordinate appropriate training and resources, and ensure effective and timely responses to complaints of sexual violence, misconduct, discrimination or harassment.

The protections of Title IX extend to sexual harassment and sexual assault or violence that impairs or interferes with access to equitable educational and employment opportunities. Title IX is applicable to all members of the campus community, individuals doing business with the campus, those utilizing campus facilities, those who engage in volunteer activities or work activities in connection with or for Clarkson University. It is also applicable to incidents involving these parties both on and off campus. 

For further information, explore the links on this page or contact the Title IX Coordinator, TitleIXCoordinator@clarkson.edu. 

Policies & Procedures

Clarkson’s policies and procedure can be found here: Student Code of Conduct.

Under the law, all institutions receiving federal funds must have policies and procedures that prohibit sexual discrimination, offer a grievance procedure with both a formal and informal process, and designate a Title IX Coordinator to oversee the enforcement of these policies and procedure in a timely and equitable manner.

The general process works as follows:

An individual reports a Title IX complaint to a University employee, the Title Ix Coordinator or a deputy Coordinator.

The individual is made aware of their options.  They will be informed about appropriate support services, complaint filing options, and available interim remedies.  These will vary based on the status of the individuals involved in the incident, e.g. student to student, staff to student, staff to staff.

All complainants are entitled to use either a formal or informal grievance process and can switch from one to the other.  Mediation is not allowed in the event of sexual violence and parties do not have to be in the same room to allow for grievance proceedings.

The Title IX Coordinator and deputies are charged with ensuring the following protections:

• All parties will be treated equally and fairly
• Retaliation is prohibited (against any participants in the process—accused, victim, witnesses, reporting individuals)
• Alternative arrangements during hearings
• Prompt investigations, published timelines
• Notice of outcome

Reporting Information

When you have a complaint, question or concern regarding Title IX you have several options on how to proceed. This page explains what to report and to whom you can report it.