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Cornell Office of Civil Rights

Education & Training

Addressing Discrimination and Harassment Based on Race, Color, or National Origin (Including Shared Ancestry)

COCR partnered with the Office of General Counsel to create an online training that explains the applicable law and regulations that require Cornell University to create and maintain an environment free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, or shared ancestry. This training module is designed to help individuals understand their responsibilities and the available resources.

CU402

All Cornell faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to complete CU402. This is an online course accessible via Wortkday Learning, can can be accessed by logging into Workday, and searching for CR402 in the main search box.

Employee Accommodations

COCR offers training upon request relating to employee reasonable accommodations. These training sessions can focus on how managers should handle requests for reasomable accommodation, the ins and outs of the interactive process, best practices for implementing accommodations, and more. Please email accommodations@cornell.edu to request more information.

Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program

COCR is responsible for developing the Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program. Currently, this program includes the following courses:

  • COCR100 “Graduate and Professional Student Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct”
  • COCR200 “Undergraduate Student Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct”
  • HR300 “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct (Full Course)”
  • HR301 “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct (Refresher Course)”

COCR100

All new graduate and professional students are required to complete COCR100. This is an online course accessible via the Graduate & Professional New Student To Do List at the start of each semester. The course is required by law and informs students about Cornell University Policy 6.4, “Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct,” and Policy 6.3, “Consensual Relationships.” The course also provides information on University resources and bystander intervention options.

COCR200

All new undergraduate students are required to complete COCR200. This is an online course accessible via the First Year New Student and Transfer Student To Do Lists at the start of each semester. The course is required by law and informs students about Cornell University Policy 6.4, “Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct,” and Policy 6.3, “Consensual Relationships.” The course also provides information on University resources and bystander intervention options.

HR300 & HR301

All Cornell faculty, staff, and student employees are required to complete “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct” through our internal learning management system, Workday Learning. This program meets the New York State annual sexual harassment training requirement for all employees as well as federal requirements for new employees. There are two courses that comprise this program for employees, HR300 (Full Course) and HR301 (Annual Refresher). Both courses are intended to help employees better understand Cornell University Policy 6.4 and Policy 6.3. HR300 is a 45-minute online training for new employees and must be completed within 30 days of hire. HR301 is a 15-minute annual refresher for employees who have completed HR300 and is auto-assigned to eligible employees each fall.

More information on the Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program for employees can be found on the Working at Cornell site.

Presentations and Workshops

If you are part of a club, organization, or Cornell community that could benefit from a presentation or workshop, consider the following:

  • Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives provides education and training about sexual violence and related issues for students, staff, and faculty. Our strategic framework for addressing sexual violence (pdf) includes public health strategies that address the climate, social and cultural factors, policies, and educational strategies. Contact the Program Director for Sexual Violence Prevention for more information.
  • Intervene is a 20-minute online video that includes brief scenarios demonstrating ways in which student bystanders can successfully intervene in problematic situations. Seven different situations are addressed, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence (emotional abuse), hazing, alcohol emergency, emotional distress, and bias. An in-person 60-minute workshop provides an opportunity for students to view the video with others and engage in a facilitated conversation to reflect upon the attitudes and behaviors that influence the process of intervening as an individual or with assistance. For information, contact Laura Santacrose, Assistant Director of Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives.
  • Cornell Police Crime Prevention Unit and public safety outreach programs and services are available to the entire Cornell community.
  • The Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, in addition to providing direct service, has been a long-standing leader in raising awareness, promoting individual and community safety, and providing outreach programs related to sexual and relationship violence.

DEI Glossary

The Department of Inclusion and Belonging has created a DEI glossary that defines terms relating to reports of bias, discrimination, and harassment.

Training Materials as Required by 2020 Title IX Regulations

Prior to the Fall 2024 semester, the Cornell Office of Civil Rights utilized a Canvas course that included sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct training materials presented to all Cornell University Title IX personnel (Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and people who facilitate an informal resolution process) under the 2020 Title IX regulations published by the U.S. Department of Education. The training materials can be accessed here.

As of the Fall 2024 semester, COCR utilizes the SUNY Student Conduct Institute training materials to train all Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and people who facilitate an informal resolution process. The training materials can be located here.