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What are Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment?

First, it’s helpful to define what we mean when we say “Protected Characteristics.”  Someone’s race, color, national origin (including shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, age, religion, protected veteran status, or other aspect of someone’s identity that is protected from discrimination by federal, state or local law is known as a “Protected Characteristic.”

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Discriminatory Harassment is unwelcome conduct based on a Protected Characteristic that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is both subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it: (a) creates an environment that a reasonable person would consider hostile, intimidating, offensive or abusive; (b) has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance; or (c) otherwise adversely limits an individual’s employment or participation in a University program or activity. Determining whether a hostile environment has been created is a fact-specific inquiry.

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While we encourage open dialogue, the University may intervene when speech or behavior:

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Advocates violence.
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You are encouraged to speak freely—but also expected to engage responsibly.