Title IX at Olin

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination based on sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity) in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

 

Title IX Coordinators

Anyone may reach out to speak with a Title IX Coordinator about a concern of sexual harassment or sex discrimination. The Title IX Coordinator will share information about options and resources, including supportive measures, how to file a formal complaint or request informal resolution, and how to connect with confidential resource providers or law enforcement.

If a Title IX Coordinator is informed that a community member may be impacted by sexual harassment, the Title IX Coordinator will reach out to the impacted party to provide information about options, including accessing supportive measures and how to file a formal complaint requesting investigation. The impacted party can then choose whether they want to response to the Title IX Coordinator’s outreach, meet with the Title IX Coordinator to learn about options, request supportive measures, or file a formal complaint or request informal resolution.

Sharing information with a Title IX Coordinator does not automatically initiate an investigation. Community members can file a formal complaint requesting an investigation into a potential violation of the Policy by contacting a Title IX Coordinator.

Erin Clark, JD (she/her)  
Interim Title IX Coordinator
Interim Director of Nondiscrimination Initiatives and Title IX
eclark@olin.edu Milas Hall 322 

Guilene Prepetit (she/her)  
Deputy Title IX Coordinator  
Director of Talent and Engagement
gprepetit@olin.edu Milas Hall 320

 

Supportive Measures

Supportive Measures are non‐disciplinary, non‐punitive, individualized services offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, and without fee or charge to the complainant or the respondent. Such measures may be provided where no formal complaint has been filed, or before or after the filing of a formal complaint. Such measures are designed to restore or preserve equal access to the College’s education program or activity without unreasonably burdening the other party, including measures designed to protect the safety of all parties or the College’s educational environment, and/or deter sexual misconduct. Supportive measures may include counseling, extensions of deadlines or other course‐related adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, campus escort services, mutual restrictions on contact between the parties, changes in work or housing locations, leaves of absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus, and other similar measures.

Learn more about supportive measures here.

Mandatory Reporters

Mandatory Reporters are Olin employees who are required to share information about sex discrimination or sexual or interpersonal misconduct with the College’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

Mandatory Reporters must promptly share all information concerning: unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and marital or parental status, as well as incidents and allegations of sexual and interpersonal misconduct (including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking) and/or related retaliation.

Mandatory reporters are College employees designated as officials who have the authority to institute corrective measures on behalf of Olin, and/or are designated below.

Access the current list of Mandatory Reporters here.

 

For Staff and Faculty: Responding to Student Disclosures

If a student discloses an incident of sexual misconduct to you, there are things you can do to help support the student.

  • Care for the Student: Ensure that they are safe. Provide non-judgmental support. Use their words, not yours. Be respectful of their decisions.
  • Connect: Connect the student with resources.
  • Share: If you are not a mandatory reporter, we encourage you to speak with a Title IX Coordinator about what the student shared with you and their well-being. In most cases the Title IX Coordinator will reach out to the student to share information about resources and options. The student can choose whether or not to respond or to pursue any options or resources.

 

Campus Climate Survey

The Campus Climate Survey was administered in Spring of 2023, as part of the Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses Law (Chapter 233), which requires that all Higher Education institutions in Massachusetts conduct climate surveys of students at least every 4 years.

Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey of Students, Spring 2023

 

Request a Training

The Office of Nondiscrimination Initiatives and Title IX is available for training on primary prevention of sexual harassment and misconduct, Title IX, and bystander intervention. Please reach out to the Office if you would like to attend an open training or to request a training on behalf of a group.

 

Completed Title IX Training

The following trainings have been completed by Title IX personnel.

  1. ATIXA- Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level One  
  2. ATIXA- Title IX Coordinator Foundations Level Two
  3. ATIXA- Title IX Refresher
  4. NACUA Title IX Coordinator Training