Barnard College is committed to providing an environment free from sex and gender-based discrimination or harassment.
Harassment and discrimination are complex issues, and in order to address and prevent all forms of harassment and discrimination within and around the Barnard College community, a number of definitions and policies exist at the university level as well as Manhattan (jurisdiction of the college), state, and federal levels of governments. This page is intended to consolidate an array of definitions that exist.
Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment
Clear behavioral standards, important definitions, and descriptions of prohibited conduct are included in this policy. This policy is intended to further the goal that faculty, staff and students are to be able to work and study free from harassment.
Please click this link for a PDF copy of the Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment
The College’s resolution processes are designed to be an educational disciplinary experience. Hearing Participants are expected to act in accordance with their role as it is described above. The Decision-maker is responsible for conducting the hearing and maintaining decorum such that the hearing is executed fairly and effectively. If the Decision-maker determines that decorum is broken and the hearing has become disorderly the Decision-maker may recess or pause proceedings to address the behavior. Misconduct during the hearing can take many forms, both minor and egregious. It is within the Decision-maker’s discretion to discourage or penalize Parties, Witnesses or Advisors who demonstrate a lack of the decorum.
Parties who do not wish to proceed with an investigation and live hearing, and instead seek Barnard’s assistance to resolve allegations of Title IX-covered misconduct, may elect to enter the informal resolution process. Generally speaking, these resolution options are less time intensive than an investigation and live hearing, while still affording students an opportunity to actively participate in a process led by Barnard for resolution of their complaints.
New York Students' Bill of Rights
The following is a list of rights outlined by New York State, and included in Barnard College Title IX Procedures.
Barnard Student Campus Climate Survey Reports
The Barnard Student Campus Climate Survey is designed to gather information about student knowledge and experience related to discrimination and harassment, to raise awareness about student experiences and campus resources, and to expand the conversation and engagement opportunities related to these important issues.
Section 106.45(b) of the 2020 Final Title IX Rules require the sharing of "[a]ll materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process. A recipient must make these training materials publicly available on its website"
For the purposes of compliance with section 106.45 of the Title IX Final Rules, this page includes all training materials utilized by Barnard College for the purposes of training individuals involved with the Nondiscrimination and Title IX Grievance Resolution Procedures.
Dan Schorr, LLC Webinars
- Individual Wishes vs. Risk of Harm: When and How to Proceed Without a Cooperative Complainant
- Considerations for Building a Title IX Pool
- Implementing Restorative Justice in Title IX and Misconduct Processes
- Conducting Climate Investigations: Challenges and Best Practices
- Investigating New Complaints of Old Misconduct
NACUA Title IX Coordinator Training Course
- Jurisdiction and Other Threshold Topics
- Formal Complaints, Investigations & Grievance Procedures
- Policy & Training Obligations
- Definitions, Jurisdiction and Preliminary Matters
- Conducting a Title IX Investigation
- Hearings and Appeals
- Anatomy of an OCR Investigation
- Title IX Training and Policies
- Athletics Equity and Effect of New Regulations on Athletics Departments
NACUA Conducting Effective Internal Investigations Course
- Planning the Investigation
- Conducting the Investigation, Interviewing, and Information Gathering
- Reaching a Conclusion and Credibility determinations
- Writing the Report and Post-Investigation Considerations
- Live Forum: Conducting Effective Internal Investigations
ATIXA
- ADA/504 Coordinator Training
- Gender Identity in the College Classroom: Managing Challenges
The Coppola Firm
- 9 Lessons from 7 Months of 2020 Title IX Regs
SUNY SCI
- Title IX Investigator Training
- (forthcoming) Title IX Investigations for Human Resources
- (forthcoming) Basic Compliance Training
- (forthcoming) Clery Training Series
Barnard College
- Barnard's Response to Discrimination & Harassment