{ What is Sexual Harassment? }

Examples of Potentially Illegal Sexual Harassment
 

• Verbal: Sexual innuendos, suggestive comments, insulting/vulgar/lewd remarks, jokes of a sexual nature, requests for dates, sexual propositions, and threats.

•  Nonverbal: Sexually suggestive objects, posters, photos, cartoons, or graffiti, suggestive or insulting sounds, leering, whistling, and obscene gestures.

• Physical: Unwelcome physical contact, including touching, pinching, petting, brushing against one's body, fondling, and sexual activities.

• Non-Participant/Favoritism: Academic benefits (grades, desirable assignments, internships, grants, assistantships, thesis/dissertation approval, recommendations, etc.) are received by an individual on the basis of his/her sexual relationship with a professor/administrator, to the disadvantage of other students.