Office for Civil Rights and Title IX
This department of People and Culture provides reporting options, supportive resources, investigations, and education related to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and related retaliation based on protected status. The office works with students, employees, and campus partners to promote a safe, respectful, and equitable learning and working environment.
Resources
Title IX at SJSU
Compliance Statements
SJSU’s Statement of NondiscriminationThe University is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. These principles permeate all facets of university life: in the admission, housing and education of students; in policies and practices governing programs of extracurricular life and activities; and in the employment of faculty, staff, and students. Discrimination of any kind, including, but not limited to age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, marital status, medical condition, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation, is an affront to the entire university community and is strictly prohibited.
SJSU’s Title IX Statement of Nondiscrimination
SJSU is committed to maintaining an inclusive community that values diversity and fosters tolerance and mutual respect. SJSU does not discriminate, and does not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of sex or gender, which includes gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or sex stereotype in its education programs or activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in employment, as well as in all education programs and activities operated by the university (both on and off campus). The protection against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and dating and domestic violence, and stalking.
What are the Protected Statuses?
Contact us if you want to discuss a problem or need to make a report relating to discrimination on the basis of a legally protected status, harassment based on the basis of a legally protected status, sexual misconduct or sexual harassment, or retaliation because of your opposition to any such conduct, or your participation in an inquiry or investigation relating to discrimination or harassment.Protected statuses, as listed in the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, and identified under California and United States law, are: Age, Disability (physical and mental), gender (or sex, including sex stereotyping),gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, nationality, pregnancy or parenting concerns, race or ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), religion (or religious creed), sexual orientation, and veteran or military status. This website provides more information about reporting and available resources, or you can contact us directly.
