Title IX Personnel Training

Report an incident

Report an incident of sexual misconduct through the Office of College Life.

How to report

Learn about the process for reporting an incident of sexual misconduct.

Title IX Personnel and College Officials Conducting Institutional Disciplinary Proceedings include the Title IX Coordinator, all Title IX Deputy/Intake Officers, Title IX Investigators, and any administrator or faculty member who serves as an adjudicator and/or a decision-maker for the College’s disciplinary proceedings, including those who serve as an adjudicator and/or a decision-maker in an appeal process.

Coordinators and Deputies/Intake Officers

The Title IX Coordinator and Deputies/Intake Officers receive training on the following: Definition of sexual harassment; Scope of the institution’s education programs and activity; Issues related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, sexual assault and stalking; How to conduct an investigation and grievance process that protects the safety of the victims and promotes accountability; How to conduct hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes including basic procedural rules; Relevant evidence and how it should be used during a proceeding; Proper techniques for questioning witnesses; How to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias including “actual and perceived” conflicts of interest.

Decision-Makers and Adjudicators

Decision-Makers and Adjudicators receive training on the following: Definition of sexual harassment; Scope of the institution’s education programs and activity; Issues related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; How to conduct an investigation and grievance process that protects the safety of the victims and promotes accountability; How to conduct hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes including basic procedural rules; How to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias including “actual and perceived” conflicts of interest; Technology to be used at a live hearing; Issues of relevance of questions and evidence and how it should be used during a proceeding; Proper techniques for questioning witnesses; and inadmissible evidence (previous sexual history, privileged information, statements if parties do not appear).

Investigators

The Title IX Investigators receive training on the following: Definition of sexual harassment; Scope of the institution’s education programs and activity; Issues related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; How to conduct an investigation and grievance process that protects the safety of the victims and promotes accountability; How to conduct hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes including basic procedural rules; How to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias including “actual and perceived” conflicts of interest; Issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence; and proper techniques for questioning witnesses.

Trainings/Webinars

Office of Civil Rights Webinars and Trainings