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The University’s Section 504 Coordinators are:
For CAS and SBS Students
Disability Services
73 Tremont Street
9th floor
617.994.6820
TTY: 617.994.6813
Fax: 617.994.6812
For Law Students
Associate Dean of Students
120 Tremont Street
Dean’s Suite
617.573-8157
Facsimile: 617-305-3214
For employees
Human Resources
73 Tremont Street
5th floor
617.573.8415
Fax: 617.367.2250
The University works to prevent and address discrimination and harassment through educational
programs, training, and complaint resolution. Suffolk University encourages all members of the
University community to report any concerns or complaints of discrimination or harassment in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this policy. Managers and supervisors are required to
respond promptly and appropriately to allegations of discrimination and harassment that are
brought to their attention.
Submitting a complaint that is not in good faith or providing false or misleading information in
any investigation of complaints is prohibited.
What is Discrimination?
Discrimination is conduct that is based upon an individual’s
race, color, national or ethnic origin,
religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic
information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable
federal or state law.
What is Harassment?
Harassment is conduct based upon an individual’s race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion,
sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information,
military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state
law. The conduct must create an environment that would be intimidating, hostile or offensive to
a reasonable person
and which interferes with an individual’s academic status, academic
performance, education, living or work environment, work status or work performance
.
It is
difficult to define with precision the kinds of conduct that constitute harassment, because it