If an incident of harassment, discrimination, or abusive conduct comes to your attention, you'll want to know who to refer the matter to, for support and response.
The "Reporting" section of the Supportal website provides a comprehensive overview of where to report typses of misconduct, including the following:
- Sexual violence, sexual harassment, stalking, or relationship violence (SVSH) should be reported to the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD). As an academic leader, you are a Responsible Employee with reporting obligations for SVSH incidents. Learn more on the SVSH "hub" website about how to respond to disclosures with care and concern.
- Harassment or discrimination related to a member of a protected category (e.g., a racial/ethnic group, those with disabilities, religious affiliation) should also be reported to OPHD.
- Disruptive or unwelcome workplace behavior that might violate the UC Abusive Conduct in the Workplace policy can be reported directly to the Abusive Conduct portal, which is overseen by the office of Employee & Labor Relations. Managers and supervisors have special reporting obligations under the policy.
- For student conduct that is not SVSH, you can refer the matter to the Center for Student Conduct.
- For other types of incidents, or if you just aren't sure: you can still report to either of the portals above or submit a report through the Whistleblower portal.
Regardless of where you submit your report, it will be routed to the appropriate office.
- If the incident involves a current threat to safety, you can also contact UCPD or call 911.
As an academic leader, you may be involved at points in the campus administrative response process, but it is not your responsibility to investigate allegations or to mete out justice. For more information, see the "Conduct and Misconduct" subsection of this toolkit.