Annual Reports
With the establishment of the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), beginning in 2024-2025, OIE will publish one comprehensive report including data related to discrimination and discriminatory harassment, Title IX, protection of minors, and other related information under OIE's purview. As previously reported OIE will publish two reports with the 2023-2024 data from EOAA and Gender-based Misconduct Office. Prior reports from both offices can be found below.
EOAA Annual Reports
Prior to the establishment of the Office of Institutional Equity, the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (“EOAA” or “the Office”) published reports annually. EOAA was responsible for preventing discrimination and harassment and for responding to and resolving reports of alleged misconduct. With offices on the Morningside and Columbia University Irving Medical Campuses, EOAA was responsible for monitoring compliance with policies and laws that ensure equal opportunity for faculty, staff, and students; addressing the conduct of University employees’ (including students acting in an employee capacity) and third-party affiliates; promoting best practices in hiring; and serving as the University’s Compliance Office for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and affirmative action laws.
This EOAA Annual Report provides information and data regarding the Office’s work during the academic year. In particular, the report covers information and data related to:
- The work of the Office to prevent and respond to discrimination, harassment, and genderbased misconduct;
- EOAA’s Investigative Process; and
- Reported incidents of discrimination, harassment, gender-based misconduct, and other allegations of EOAA policy violations.
The Annual Report offers the Columbia community clear information about the scope of EOAA’s work, including the type and number of allegations that are reported to EOAA. This is the fifth year that the Office has published an Annual Report. EOAA will provide one final report for 2023-2024 in the coming. months and reports from the previous years can be found on EOAA's website.
Title IX Annual Reports
Prior to the establishment of the Office of Institutional Equity, The Gender-based Misconduct Office (GBMO) published reports annually. The Annual Report’s central aim is to engage the University community– students, faculty, administrators, and staff– in creating a climate where all can study, work, and live free from gender-based misconduct, including sexual harassment and violence. This report includes information about many topics, including:
- Ongoing efforts by the University community to enhance resources and prevention and training efforts related to gender-based misconduct prevention and response;
- Information regarding the University’s Gender-Based Misconduct and Interim Title IX Policies and Procedures for Students (“Policies” and “Procedures”); and
- Data from the Gender-Based Misconduct and Interim Title IX process for students during the 2022-2023 academic year.
By summarizing key features of the University’s work and compiling data from gender-based misconduct prevention and response efforts, including cases involving students during the previous academic year, the Report aims to contribute to the way the University addresses gender-based misconduct, including sexual assault and harassment, for this and future academic years.