Policy Background

This Policy is intended to provide the College Community with a clearly articulated set of behavioral standards, definitions and prohibited conduct.  The procedures described below apply to all complaints involving Students, Staff, Faculty, as well as any other members of the College Community.  Reports will follow a due process procedure specific to violations of the Sexual Misconduct Policy, which fall outside the jurisdiction of the Problem Resolution Procedures in the College Employee Handbook; the Code for Manhattanville Community, Section VII including applicable procedures in the College Faculty Handbook; the Grievance Procedures, Section IX, in the College Faculty Handbook; and II.F.ii (a) and (b), Review Committee in the College Faculty By-Laws.

This Policy supersedes all previous policies covering discrimination on the basis of sexual misconduct and is to be read in conjunction with the College’s Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy and the College’s Grievance Policy for Addressing Formal Complaints of Sexual Harassment under the Title IX Regulations (Title IX Policy)