Sexual harassment is a barrier to the educational, scholarly, and research purposes of the University. Whether the harasser is a professor, tutor, supervisor, or anyother officer of the University, such behavior will not be tolerated. Sexual Harassment Can Come From Peers. Harassment by peers is as unacceptable as harassment by an officer of the University. Peer harassment can include repeated, unwanted telephone calls, and obscene calls or messages.
Harassment can also take a subtler form, such as being continually followed, contacted, or watched.
Some of these actions also meet the College's definition of sexual misconduct, as do unwanted touching or fondling. Harvard is committed to the security of our community, and has both formal and informal procedures and resources in place to assist students who are the object of such harassing behavior. Those who engage in acts of sexual harassment are unlikely to stop unless they are challenged. It is therefore imperative that those who experience sexual harassment be supported and encouraged to come forward. Unfortunately, many people who experience sexual harassment do not come forward because they are afraid that no one will believe them.