Title IX
Thank you for visiting the Young Harris College Title IX webpage. This page contains information about the Young Harris College Sexual Misconduct Policy, as well as information on obtaining help if you have been sexually assaulted or the target of sexual discrimination or gender-based discrimination.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in any educational programs and activities of educational institutions that receive federal funding. YHC students and employees are covered by Title IX.
View the Young Harris College Sexual Misconduct Policy here.
If you believe you may be subject to sexual harassment, sexual violence or any form of sexual discrimination, the following administrators and faculty are available to respond to general concerns or questions or to address specific complaints.
Click here to report a possible violation of the YHC Sexual Misconduct Policy.
Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators
Dr. Laura Whitaker-Lea, Associate Vice President for Policy and Compliance
College Ombuds and Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5170 | Email
Leeah Hughes, Assistant to the Provost and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5141 | Email
Anna Claire Knight, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Athletic Building
(706) 379-5296 | Email
Naveela Philbeck, Director of Human Resources and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5276 | Email
Confidential Reports
Nerissa Baker, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5160 | Email
Tracy Dasher, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5178
Rev. Dr. Adam Daniels, Chaplain
Office: Student Development, RCC
706-379-5166 | Email
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the federal regulations adopted under the act, prohibit sex discrimination in the employment setting. The regulations define sexual harassment in the workplace as a distinct type of employment discrimination on the basis of sex. In 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines defining sexual harassment and stipulating that sexual harassment in the workplace is a violation of Title VII. Situations in which both parties are employees may be resolved through the process outlined in the Employee Handbook or may be resolved through the Title IX process depending on the alleged Prohibited Conduct.
