To promote transparency and accessibility of information, the Civil Rights & Title IX Office publishes annual reports that provide an overview of all reports it received and the resolution of formal complaints, including sanctions imposed.
Between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, the Civil Rights & Title IX Office received 119 reports alleging various forms of discrimination or harassment, including sexual and interpersonal misconduct. The incidents reported represented conduct alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2023 but were first reported to the Civil Rights & Title IX Office during the 2022-23 academic year. Delayed reports are common and expected.
The reports came from an anonymous reporter (1), a third-party person not affiliated with the College (1), referrals from the College's survivor advocate with the survivor's consent (2), parents of students (2), third-party students (4), self-reports (34), and responsible employees (75). After receiving a report, the Civil Rights & Title IX Office offers to meet with the Complainant (if identified) to discuss resources and reporting options. There is no obligation for a Complainant to respond to this outreach. 28 reports were closed because the Complainant did not respond to outreach from the office.
The incidents detailed in this report are categorized using the language of the reporting party. The Civil Rights & Title IX Office aligned the reported information to prohibited conduct within the Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Policy and/or the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy. In some cases, there was not enough information to determine whether an incident constituted prohibited conduct. 54 reports made to the Civil Rights & Title IX Office did not include allegations that would constitute violations of either policy. This could, for example, include non-consensual touching of shoulders or a single sexist or racist comment. The types of prohibited conduct reported sexual exploitation (17), gender-based harassment (12), stalking (8), fondling (8), undefined “sexual assault” or “sexual misconduct” (5), sexual harassment (4), rape (4), retaliation (2), unable to categorize (2), harassment on the basis of national origin (1), harassment on the basis of race (1), harassment on the basis of disability (1), dating violence (1), domestic violence (1), discrimination on the basis of disability (1), and discrimination on the basis of gender (1). The total number of prohibited acts reported is greater than 119 as a single report may include more than one type of prohibited conduct.
Please note that the data in this report does not match the data found in the College’s Clery Report. The Clery Report is limited to specific categories of crime that occur on campus or on College-controlled or affiliated properties off campus during a calendar year. This report includes all allegations of conduct prohibited by Oxy’s Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Policy made to the Civil Rights & Title IX Office, including conduct that occurred on and off campus, and during College-sanctioned activities, overseas programs, Campaign Semester, and the Kahane U.N. Program during the academic year.
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