I. Introduction

Marymount Manhattan College (the College) is firmly committed to learning, living, and working environments that are welcoming, respectful and inclusive. To that end, the College prohibits sexual misconduct, which includes sex discrimination, gender harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, and dating or domestic violence, as defined below. This policy applies to all members of the College campus community, including faculty, staff and students, as well as visitors, vendors and contractors.

This policy is intended to be consistent with the College’s obligations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. and the Clery Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), as amended. Title IX is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities. Under Title IX, discrimination on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment and sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion. This policy also prohibits domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, which, along with sexual assault, are addressed in the Clery Act.

Students, faculty, and staff who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, as described below. Visitors, vendors, and contractors may be barred from participation in a College program or activity or barred from parts or all of campus, and/or face termination of an existing contractual relationship with the College.