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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
706-379-5141Email

Anna Claire Knight, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Athletic Building
(706) 379-5296Email

Naveela Philbeck, Director of Human Resources and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5276Email

Confidential Reports

Nerissa Baker, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5160Email

Tracy Dasher, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5178

Rev. Dr. Adam Daniels, Chaplain
Office: Student Development, RCC
706-379-5166Email

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.