Sexual harassment subverts the mission of the University and offends the integrity of the University community. It is reprehensible and is not tolerated at Michigan State University. It may involve harassment of women by men, harassment of men by women, and harassment between persons of the same sex. The University and the law also prohibit retaliation against persons who complain about alleged sexual harassment or who cooperate in an investigation of reported sexual harassment. Persons who do so are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge for employees and suspension for students.
Sexual harassment involves unwanted sexual attention.
The behavior must also be objectively unreasonable. The determination as to whether behavior is sexual harassment must take account of the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the behavior and the context in which it occurred. Sexually harassing conduct often involves a pattern of offensive behavior. However, a single instance of assaultive, physically threatening, or other especially abusive behavior may constitute sexual harassment. B. Examples of Sexual Harassment Many kinds of behavior may fit within the preceding definition of sexual harassment .