CSU Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Assessment

Dear Beach Community:

At the request of the Board of Trustees, for more than a year, the firm Cozen O’Connor has conducted a systemwide assessment of the California State University’s implementation of Title IX, and Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR) programs.

At this week’s board meeting, Cozen O'Connor provided a preliminary overview of its findings and recommendations, with a full publicly accessible report expected in June. 

This assessment was necessary and welcomed, and both our campus and our system will benefit from the observations, perspectives, and strategies resulting from this intensive review.

Here at The Beach, an implementation team will begin work immediately upon the release of the final report to review and address recommendations specific to our campus, with an eye to necessary infrastructure and resources, prevention efforts and education, investigation and resolution procedures, and campus culture and climate. I have asked the implementation team to update the campus community at key junctures in their work. More information can be found on our Equity and Diversity website.*

I am grateful to the students, faculty, and staff who participated in the assessment work on our campus. This input, I know, was invaluable to Cozen O’Connor’s efforts and in identifying those items of specific importance to The Beach.

We are unwavering in our commitment to ensuring that our community is safe, welcoming, and free of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. 

Jane Close Conoley, Ph.D.
President

 

* As of July 1, 2023 Equity & Diversity has been updated to Equity & Compliance