Final outcomes of adjudication of cases following an OPHD investigation, FY24

The adjudication process is a phase that follows an OPHD investigation, and is completed by offices other than OPHD. FY24 saw the conclusion of 27 matters under the UC SVSH Policy, 11 under the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, and 9 under both policies. 

The final outcome of an adjudication process is a decision on policy violation and sanctions (if any); parties are informed of the final outcome. Which office handles the process depends on the affiliation of the respondent:

  • The Center for Student Conduct oversees the adjudication of cases involving student respondents.
  • The Vice Provost for the Faculty oversees adjudication for cases in which a faculty member or other academic appointee is the respondent.
  • People & Culture oversees adjudication for cases involving a (non-academic) staff employee as respondent.

The staff, student, and faculty adjudication processes differ procedurally (and union contracts for represented employees may contain different procedures as well.) Despite this procedural variation, there are broad similarities, and the university aspires to consistency in outcomes. In SVSH cases, the Title IX Officer is required to consult on all disciplinary decisions. 

Figure 22A illustrates the 47 final outcomes of adjudications under the UC SVSH Policy, the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, or both that ended in FY24 by the affiliation of the respondent. 

Figure 22B shows the same 47 final outcomes by the policy under which the investigation was charged. 9 investigations were charged under both the UC SVSH Policy and the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. In the one case where there was a finding and a sanction, it was only the SVSH Policy that was found to be violated.  

The asymmetry in outcomes between SVSH Policy and Anti-Discrimination Policy adjudications was also evident in last year's report.

While is possible for an investigation and subsequent adjudication to complete in the same academic/fiscal year, often the conclusions of these two processes occur in different years. Thus the cases mentioned in this section are not necessarily a subset of the cases mentioned in the previous sections of this report that cover completed investigations.