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Page last updated 03/15/2021 09:07 AM

Since spring 2018, the Office of Equal Opportunity & Compliance (EOC) has been the University’s central office for handling complaints of bias, discrimination, discrimination-related harassment, and sexual harassment.  All such complaints, whether they are against St. John’s students or employees, are processed through EOC to determine whether or not a violation of the University’s Policy against Bias, Discrimination, and Harassment (Policy No. 704) has occurred. 

The bias log is a record of the complaints EOC has received.  EOC recognizes the uniqueness of every individual’s experience.  The redaction of names and titles as well as the brevity of the complaint descriptions is not meant in any way to minimize anyone’s humanity or experience.  These details have been removed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved.

Anyone can make a complaint of bias, discrimination, discrimination-related harassment or sexual harassment by filling out the online bias reporting form available at www.stjohns.edu/reportbias or by contacting the EOC director, Keaton Wong, at (718) 990-2660 or [email protected].

More information about the bias reporting process is available on our website.

Bias Log Key

A registered student of the University at the time the complaint was filed, including but not limited to, admitted students, undergraduate students, graduate students, law students, doctoral students.

An employee of the University at the time the complaint was filed, including but not limited to, full-time and part-time faculty, adjuncts, administrators, staff.

An individual who was neither a student nor employee of the University at the time the complaint was filed, including but not limited to, members of the public, alumni, former students or employees, applicants for admission or employment.

EOC could not ascertain whether the individual was a student, employee, or 3rd party.

The date that the reported behavior occurred.

The date that EOC learned about the reported behavior.

The protected class status that is tied to the reported behavior.

A summary of the reported behavior.

Reason Closed

  • The case was closed for one or more of the below reasons:
    • The complainant withdrew the complaint
    • The complainant did not respond to investigators
    • The complainant did not want to pursue an investigation
    • The complainant or the respondent could not be identified
    • The complaint lacked specificity
    • The complaint did not articulate a violation of the University’s Policy 704
    • The respondent could not be identified
    • The respondent is not an employee or student of the University
  • EOC did not determine that there was a violation of the University’s Policy 704 because either:
    • There was insufficient evidence to conclude that the reported behavior occurred; or
    • There was sufficient evidence to conclude that the reported behavior occurred, but there was insufficient evidence that the reported behavior violated Policy 704. 
  • EOC determined that there was a violation of the University’s Policy 704 because:
    • There was sufficient evidence to conclude that the reported behavior occurred; and
    • There was sufficient evidence to conclude that the reported behavior violated Policy 704.

Note:  If there is at least one substantiated finding in a case, the case is marked “substantiated” on the bias log.

The date that EOC closed the case.

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