What it is and how to stop it. The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an academic and employment environment free from unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other forms of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is illegal.
The submission by an employee or student to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment or scholastic achievement. The submission to or rejection of such conduct by an employee or student is used as the basis for employment or scholastic decision affecting that individual. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or scholastic environment. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for employees and under the Education Amendments of 1972 for students. Sexual harassment can take many forms.