Sexual Harassment Prevention and Culture Change |

An Environment Free from Sexual Harassment

Rutgers University is committed to ensuring a universitywide environment—working, studying, teaching, and living—that is free from sexual harassment, retaliation, gender-based discrimination, and all forms of sexual misconduct.

Creating a Culture of Respect

Working together we can ensure safe and respectful campuses free from sexual harassment and gender discrimination for the entire Rutgers community.

Read the recommendations of the Rutgers Committee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Culture Change

Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

Rutgers joins with the National Academies to end harassment in academic institutions, becoming a founding member of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.

Read the report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Call for Presentations for the 2023 Public Summit

Individuals across higher education are invited to submit presentations, posters, and sessions on practices to address and prevent sexual harassment in higher education and research that can help inform such practices. Please note that space to present is limited. Deadline May 1, 2023

Encouraging an Inclusive and Respectful Culture and Climate

***U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Rule (May 6, 2020)***

Rutgers is dedicated to reducing and preventing sexual and gender-based harassment and to encouraging an inclusive and respectful culture and climate at the University. Through the Rutgers Committee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Culture Change, the University is addressing these issues in teaching and research relationships involving faculty and students at all levels, including graduate students, postdocs, and residents.

The committee’s recommendations, which aim to strengthen Rutgers’ nationally recognized commitment to preventing sexual misconduct and providing significant resources to survivors of sexual harassment and assault, include creating new policies and providing additional resources to foster an environment free from sexual harassment and gender discrimination for our Rutgers community.

Progress

Read the progress update that outlines the work underway on the committee’s recommendations.

Policies

Learn about Rutgers policy addressing sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination, and sexual misconduct.

Reports

Get the report prepared by the Rutgers committee, and read the National Academies’ Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report. The Iceberg of Sexual Harassment infographic, reproduced from the National Academies' report, displays the public consciousness of sexual harassment and specific sexually harassing behaviors.