In FY24, OPHD completed 30 investigations of complaints under the UC SVSH Policy, 10 investigations into allegations of complaints under the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, and 10 investigations into complaints alleging violations of both the UC SVSH Policy and the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy (Figure 20).
Only completed investigations are shown here. A number of investigations were still in progress at the end of the 2024 fiscal year.
Of the 50 total investigations depicted in Figure 20, violations of University policy were found in 5 investigations involving employee respondents and 13 investigations involving student respondents. No policy violations were found in 16 investigations involving employee respondents and 16 student cases involving student respondents. Once an investigation is completed, the case continues into the adjudication phase in accordance with the adjudication framework appropriate for the affiliation of the respondent. Not all cases that completed the investigation phase in FY24 also completed adjudication in the same year. Final outcomes, including resolutions with sanctions, of the cases which completed the adjudication phase in FY 24 can be found in Figure 22.
In addition to the completed investigations shown in Figure 20, another seven investigations were administratively closed, without being completed, in 2023-24. According to the UC SVSH Policy, “the Title IX Officer may close an investigation before completing it if they determine that a significant change in circumstances has so substantially impaired the investigation that they cannot reach reasonably reliable conclusions about whether the alleged conduct occurred. The Title IX Officer will still, when appropriate, take steps to stop the reported conduct, prevent its escalation or recurrence, and address its effects. They will also offer resources to the parties and mitigating measures to the complainant.”
In addition to investigating allegations of discrimination and harassment under the UC SVSH Policy and the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, OPHD conducts investigations into alleged violations of the UC Abusive Conduct in the Workplace Policy, the Conflicts of Interest Arising Out of Consensual Relationships Policy, and allegations of UCPD misconduct. Statistics about these investigations are not included in this report.