Amy Circosta
Director of Harassment Prevention & Equity Programs
Location & Hours
1 Holladay Hall
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday
Mailing Address
Campus Box 7530
Raleigh, NC
27695-7530
Phone Numbers
Voice: 919-513-1234
Fax: 919-513-1428
TTY: 919-515-9617
Email
amy_circosta
@ncsu.edu |
Preventing
Harassment at NC State: Definitions and Language
Definitions
- Harassment:
unwelcome conduct, based upon an individual's membership in
a protected class, that is either a condition of working or
learning (quid pro quo) or creates a hostile environment. Harassment
is a form of discrimination. See the Unlawful
Harassment Policy Statement for the official University definition.
- Retaliation:
conduct causing any interference, coercion, restraint, or reprisal
against a person complaining of harassment or participating
in the resolution of a complaint of harassment. Retaliation
is
prohibited through the discrimination and harassment policies
noted above.
- Protected
Class: a group of people who share common characteristics
and are protected from discrimination and harassment. Some
protections
have the backing of federal and/or state laws. See NC
State's Protected
Classes for more information.
Language
-
Anti-Racist Language:
These are guidelines developed by the British Sociological Association
that capture many of the nuances of language issues related
to discrimination and harassment, particularly related to race,
color and national origin. Though presented from a British perspective,
they are useful and valuable.
- Guidelines
on Anti-Sexist Language: This
information was developed by the University of Connecticut
Women's Studies Program and
provides alternative
words and phrases to use in everyday conversation and written works.
- Non-Sexist
Language: This site, compiled by a graduate student at the
University of Pennsylvania, discusses Gender-Neutral Language and provides
some practical
alternatives.
- Sensitive
Language:
Random House provides a guide to sensitive language that includes
sections on Sex, Race, Ethnicity and National Origin,
Disability, Age, and Sexual Orientation. Of particular interest is
the "Offensiveness
Quotient" section.
- Acceptable
and Offensive Language: This site, hosted by Virginia
Tech, provides a basic list of offensive language and acceptable
substitutes related to persons
with disabilities.
- Getting
Through Customs:
This site provides some general guidelines for body language.
The approach to proper body etiquette acknowledges that non-verbal
communication is often just as important as verbal communication.
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