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Welcome to Northwestern University’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Office. Northwestern is committed to providing a working, learning, and living environment free from harassment on the basis of sex or sexual orientation.   All members of the Northwestern community – faculty, staff, students, and contracted vendors – share a collective responsibility for creating a harassment-free environment.  To this end, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with Northwestern’s policies against discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment and the myriad resources available on campus dedicated to the prevention, investigation, and resolution of claims of discrimination and harassment.  

For more information or to make a complaint regarding sexual harassment, please contact:


University Sexual Harassment Prevention Office
Joan Slavin, Director
Rebecca Crown Center
Room 2-636 (East Tower)
633 Clark Street 
Evanston, Illinois 60208-1117



Phone: (847) 491-3745
Fax: (847) 491-2506
E-mail: sexual-harassment@northwestern.edu

The Sexual Harassment Prevention Office is located in the East Tower of the Rebecca Crown Center, above the Registrar’s Office.  Consultations are also available on the Chicago campus by appointment, please call or e-mail for additional information. 

For more information or to make a complaint regarding other forms of discrimination or harassment, please contact the University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Access.

For information on sexual assault, please see Center for Awareness, Response & Education (CARE).