HBS has adopted the University-wide Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy. In addition, the University’s Sexual and Gender Based Harassment policy addresses sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct alleged to have occurred between September 1, 2014 and August 14, 2020. Collectively, these policies are referred to as the “University’s Policies on Sexual and Gender Based Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct.” For copies of all policies and their associated grievance procedures, please visit the Harvard University Office for Gender Equity website. In all such cases, the Harvard University Office for Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) and the Harvard University Office for Gender Equity are responsible for implementing the University’s grievance procedures, which will determine whether a student committed a policy violation.

Whenever a formal complaint of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct is investigated and the University’s grievance procedures result in a finding that a policy violation has occurred, the HBS Conduct Review Board must accept that finding as final and non-reviewable. The only opportunity to appeal the determination of a policy violation is provided within the grievance procedures implemented by the ODR and the Office for Gender Equity. Appeals within HBS pertain only to the decision of the HBS Conduct and Review Board in determining discipline.

For More Information

Rachel Cohen, HBS Title IX Resource Coordinator
(617) 495-6767
rcohen@hbs.edu
MBA Student & Academic Services, Batten Hall

Nicole Merhill, Director, Office for Gender Equity and University Title IX Coordinator
(617) 496-2470
nicole_merhill@harvard.edu
Smith Campus Center, Suite 901
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Harvard Office for Dispute Resolution
(617) 495-3786
odr@harvard.edu
Smith Campus Center, Suite 901
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138