Sexual Misconduct: Unwanted Sexual Behavior

Harassment: Definition of Terms

The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines sexual harassment as unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when...

1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or academic advancement;
2. submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or academic decisions affecting such individual; or
3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or academic environment.