The Institute has tailored the process for finding a violation of a Discrimination or Discriminatory Harassment policy to comply with applicable laws and to best correspond to the Institute’s different constituencies as set out below.
| Respondent | Alleged Prohibited Conduct | Hearing Procedures |
| Student | Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment (excluding Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, or Intimate Partner Violence) | COD Rules, Section IX: Hearing Procedures |
| Sexual Misconduct (excluding Title IX Sexual Harassment) | COD Rules, Section XIV: Sexual Misconduct and see Hearing Procedures | |
| Title IX Sexual Harassment | COD Rules, Section XVI: Title IX Sexual Harassment and see Hearing Procedures Title IX Hearing Procedures for Students, Faculty and Staff. | |
| Staff Member | Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment (excluding Title IX Sexual Harassment) | No Hearing. See P&P, Section 9.8.4.4: Findings and Discipline – Staff Members and Postdoctoral Scholars |
| Title IX Sexual Harassment | Download the Title IX Hearing Procedures for Students, Faculty and Staff. | |
| Faculty Member | Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment (excluding Title IX Sexual Harassment) | No Hearing. See P&P, Section 9.8.4.3: Findings and Discipline – Faculty Members, Senior Research Scientists, Senior Research Engineers, and Senior Research Associates |
| Title IX Sexual Harassment | Download the Title IX Hearing Procedures for Students, Faculty and Staff. |
What types of prohibited conduct are Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment?
For Staff Members and Faculty Members:
- P&P, Section 9.3: Nondiscrimination
- P&P, Section 9.4: Racist Conduct
- P&P, Section 9.5: Harassment
- Section 9.5.1.1: Sexual Harassment
- Section 9.5.1.2: Sexual Misconduct
- Section 9.5.1.3: Gender-Based Harassment
- Section 9.5.1.4: Title IX Sexual Harassment
- P&P, Section 9.5.2: Stalking
- P&P, Section 9.6: Violence Against Community Members (based on protected class)
- P&P, Section 9.7: Non-Retaliation (based on protected class)
For Students, MIT Mind and Hand Book:
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Harassment
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Intimate Partner Violence
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Nondiscrimination Policy
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Non-Retaliation
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Sexual Misconduct
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Stalking
- Mind and Hand Book, Section II: Title IX Sexual Harassment
Archives of Past Procedures:
In additon to the current edition of the hearing procedures posted above, copies of past hearing procedures are provided for your reference:
Title IX Sexual Harassment Hearing Procedures – Employees, effective August 2020 – July 2021
Title IX Sexual Harassment Hearing Procedures, Employees, effective August 2020 – September 2, 2021 (revised August 1, 2021)