What is the definition of harassment?
At Lehigh, under our Policy on Harassment, we define two types of harassment: (1) the creation of a hostile environment where a member of the Lehigh family may be subjected to unwelcome statements, jokes, gestures, pictures, touching or other conduct that offend, demean, harass, or intimidate based on personal characteristics protected against discrimination; and (2) the other is sexual harassment (quid pro quo harassment) where a member of the university community explicitly or implicitly, promises or withholds job or education-related benefits, based upon the employee’s or student’s acquiescence to sexual advances or behavior. For more information, read about Lehigh’s Policy on Harassment. 3. How does a student report harassment? Lehigh encourages the reporting of all acts of harassment. Students should report incidents as soon as possible to the Dean of Students Office by calling 610.758.4156 or the Lehigh Police by calling 610.758.4200. Preserve any evidence (graffiti, phone call r
