Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The academic environment should be one in which students and faculty can expect to engage in the processes of learning and seeking truth within a tradition of mutual trust and respect. To ensure this environment, Lawrence University stresses civility, sensitivity to the feelings of others, and the maintenance of a caring community.
Policies are only of limited value in the absence of a positive human relations climate.
Although we hope you never experience sexual harassment, we know it can occur in work and academic environments. Harassment often occurs in situations in which one person or group has power over another, but the University's policy also prohibits harassment by peers among students, staff, or faculty. Sexual harassment of students by faculty members or of staff members by supervisors is particularly serious. Such conduct may create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. Sexual harassment by any member of the University community is prohibited.