Title IX Educational Amendment

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

William Rainey Harper College is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and other misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation and gender-related identity. All members of the Harper College community, including students, employees, guests, and visitors, have the right to be free from gender-based or sex-based misconduct in their educational pursuits at Harper. The College prohibits all forms of sex-based misconduct, including but not limited to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The College also prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender-related identity and expression, pregnancy, and parental status under its Equal Educational Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policies.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681, et seq., and its implementing regulations, 34 C.F. R. Part 106 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded program or activity. It is the policy of William Rainey Harper College to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (“VAWA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”), the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, and all other applicable laws and local ordinances regarding unlawful sex-based discrimination, harassment or other misconduct.

For more information on resources and understanding the reporting process review your rights and options here.

Harper College has designated Title IX Coordinators, Deputies, and support team members who oversee Harper College’s compliance with Title IX, provide information regarding campus policy, interim remedies, and confidential and non-confidential forms of support and assistance.

Persons wishing to learn more or wanting to make inquiries about the application of Title IX and 34 C.F.R. Part 106 may be directed to the College’s Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, or both, through the following contacts:

Title IX Coordinators:

Mary Kay Harton - mharton@harpercollege.edu
Dean of Students,
Title IX Coordinator
Building A, Room A330
847.925.6221

Amanda Duval - da25828@harpercollege.edu
Chief Human Resources Officer
Title IX Co-coordinator
Building A, Room A320
847.925.6216

Individuals also have the right to file a formal complaint with the United States Department of Education:
Chicago Office - Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
John C. Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn St., 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312.730.1560
Fax: 312.730.1576
TDD: 800.877.8339
Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov
Web: https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr

Direct link to: OCR Online complaint form