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Training Announcement

In April, the Department of Education released updated Title IX regulations. Importantly, these regulations require annual training to ensure that employees understand how to identify sex-based discrimination and harassment and when it must be reported to OIE.

OIE created a new, self-paced 15-minute online training on the updated employee rights and responsibilities under Title IX. This training is mandatory and must be completed by

September 3, 2024.

To access the training, log in to Learning@Work. Under "My Learning," select

Sex-Based Discrimination & Harassment: Updated Employee Rights and Responsibilities.

UConn is committed to maintaining safe, inclusive, and non-discriminatory learning and working environments for all members of our community. Each one of us has a responsibility to create and maintain working and learning environments free from harassment and discrimination, including all forms of sex-based discrimination, harassment, and related interpersonal violence.

For technical questions, contact learningatwork@uconn.edu. Please contact the

Office of Institutional Equity at (860) 486-2943 or equity@uconn.edu for all other questions or concerns.

Effective August 1, 2024, the Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence was revised pursuant to the new Title IX federal regulations.

It includes updates to reporting responsibilities and terminology; updates to prohibited conduct definitions and; additions related to pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions. Further, the duty to cooperate is updated consistent with other misconduct-related policies.

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