Information on Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures, Sexual or Gender-Based Misconduct Harassment Procedures, and Ethical Relationship Policy
11/9/2021
Dear FSU Member,
You should have two received emails from Human Resources News over the last few weeks, one with information on revised Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures and Sexual or Gender-Based Misconduct Harassment Procedures, and one with information on a new Ethical Relationships Policy (links to all three policies, an FAQ for the Ethical Relationships Policy, and a link to UMB’s Title IX office are below).
Regarding the differences between the Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures and the Sexual or Gender-Based Misconduct Harassment Procedures, members should be aware of a few key points (also see this Power Point slide provided by Brigid Harrington, Director of Civil Rights and Title IX, outlining key differences):
- The Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures applies to the most serious types of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, provided the incidents occurred on campus.
- The Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Procedure applies to all forms of sexual harassment that may affect the University environment, including sexual harassment that does not rise to the level of a Title IX violation, and sexual harassment that occurs off campus.
- Alleged violations of both policies will be investigated by the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX.
We encourage all members to review these policies and to follow up with the FSU and/or Brigid Harrington if there are any questions or concerns.
We also wanted to note that all 3 of these policies were agreed to by the FSU and Admin (in the case of the Ethical Relationships Policy, by Admin, FSU, and our colleagues in the Professional Staff Union). An extensive amount of work and discussion went into reaching these agreements (see here for more on the agreement we reached last February on the sexual harassment policy). We wish to thank all the FSU and PSU members who worked diligently on behalf of all members to bring the final policies to fruition.
Sincerely,
Steve Striffler Caroline Coscia
FSU President FSU Vice President
Director, Labor Resource Center Senior Lecturer II
Professor, Anthropology Political Science
For information on the FSU, links to our contract and bargaining updates, and a calendar of events, see the FSU webpage
Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures
Sexual or Gender-Based Misconduct Harassment Procedures
Ethical Relationship Policy FAQ
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX