Columbia College Chicago (the “College”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits Sex Discrimination in its Education Programs or Activities as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1974, and other applicable state and local laws. The College’s prohibition on Sex Discrimination extends to all aspects of its operations, including admissions and employment. The College also prohibits various forms of Retaliation as provided by law. Reports and Complaints of Sex Discrimination may be made to the College’s Title IX Coordinator, whose contact information is specified below.
The College’s Title IX Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Policy implements the College’s prohibition on Sex Discrimination, contains information on how to report Sex Discrimination, and sets forth the College’s processes for investigating and adjudicating allegations of Sex Discrimination. The Policy prohibits all forms of Sex Discrimination, including Adverse Treatment Sex Discrimination, Policy or Practice Sex Discrimination, and Sex-Based Harassment, which includes Quid Pro Quo Harassment, Hostile Environment Harassment, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking.
Members of the College Community who commit Sex Discrimination are subject to the full range of College discipline including: verbal reprimand; written reprimand; mandatory training, coaching, or counseling; mandatory monitoring; partial or full probation; partial or full suspension; demotion; permanent separation from the institution (that is, termination or dismissal); physical restriction from College property; cancellation of contracts; and any combination of the same.
The College will provide persons who have experienced Sex Discrimination ongoing remedies as reasonably necessary to restore or preserve access to the College’s Education Programs or Activities.
Consistent with Title IX, the College also provides certain supports and modifications for persons who are experiencing pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions. The College has a separate Pregnancy, Parenting, and Family Rights Policy (available at https://students.colum.edu/title-ix/pregnancy-parenting-and-family-rights-policy-7.31.24.pdf) that governs the provision of such supports and modifications.
The College has designated a Title IX Coordinator to: respond to questions about the Policy and Title IX and its implementing regulations; receive Reports and Complaints of Sex Discrimination as further explained in the Policy; and coordinate and oversee the College’s response to Sex Discrimination as dictated by the Policy and applicable laws and regulations. The Title IX Coordinator’s name and contact information is:
Neil Callicoat, M.B.A.
Title IX Coordinator and Director of Equity Issues
623 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 303
(312) 369-6343
ncallicoat@colum.edu
The College has designated a Title IX Investigator to investigate Complaints of Sex Discrimination when assigned by the Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX Investigator’s name and contact information is:
Chaselyn Lewis
Title IX Investigator
623 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 303
(312) 369-6344
chlewis@colum.edu
The Title IX Coordinator may assign one or more designees to carry out some of the College’s responsibilities for compliance with Title IX and its implementing regulations, but the Title IX Coordinator retains ultimate oversight for those responsibilities.
In addition to the Title IX Coordinator, questions about Title IX and its implementing regulations may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). Contact information for OCR is available at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr?field_state_value=652.