What is prohibited discrimination and harassment?
In general, prohibited discrimination and harassment is any verbal, visual, physical, or any other kind of conduct that is connected with an individual based on prohibited grounds, such as race, gender, or religion, and impacts the terms or conditions of employment or receipt of services or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. Prohibited discrimination and harassment are illegal and unacceptable. Prohibited discrimination and harassment generally carry a component of power differential between individuals; therefore, a person who seems to acquiesce to discriminatory or harassing conduct may still be considered a victim of prohibited harassment. Prohibited discrimination and harassment can occur between an employee and a manager; between co-workers; between faculty members; between a faculty, staff, or student and a customer, patient, vendor, or contractor; between a student and a faculty member or another student; between men and women; or between members of the
