If you are a student looking for a New York Title IX lawyer, this page lists the 19 school guides on this site for New York universities and sums up how their processes differ. Each university runs its own process under its own policy, and the written notice you receive controls your case.
How New York universities handle Title IX cases
The guides fall into two groups. Ten are City University of New York (CUNY) colleges, which share one system-wide policy. The other nine are campuses that each publish their own Title IX grievance procedure for student respondents.
CUNY colleges. Baruch, Brooklyn, City College, City Tech, College of Staten Island, Hunter, John Jay, Lehman, Queens, and York apply the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct. The policy took effect on August 14, 2020 and applies to conduct alleged to have happened on or after that date. Conduct before that date is handled under the CUNY policy in effect when it happened.
Under the CUNY policy, a Title IX case that finishes investigation goes to a live hearing before a three-member Adjudication Committee drawn from a CUNY-wide panel, and no member sits on a case from their home campus. Only advisors cross-examine, and the college provides one if a party has none. The policy counts a day as a calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or federal or state holiday. To appeal, a party sends a written Notice of Appeal to the University Title IX Director within fifteen of those days after the written determination is delivered.
CUNY’s Student Bill of Rights says it was established by New York State Education Law Article 129-B, effective October 7, 2015.
Campuses with their own procedures. Binghamton, Buffalo State, Empire State, Farmingdale State, Stony Brook, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Oswego, the University at Albany, and the University at Buffalo each run a separate written procedure. Several of those procedures are built on the May 2020 federal Title IX rule and include a clause that drops elements if that rule is stayed, withdrawn, or changed. Their appeal windows differ in length, in the office that receives the appeal, and in whether they count calendar days or business days.
Buffalo State and the University at Buffalo are different schools with different offices and procedures. Do not use one school’s rules for the other.
New York university guides
- Baruch College: runs a Title IX subsite under its Office of Legal Affairs, Labor Relations, and Compliance and applies the CUNY policy. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy described above.
- Binghamton University: runs cases under its Title IX Grievance Policy through the Office of Student Conduct. The policy gives ten calendar days from notice to file a written appeal.
- Brooklyn College: runs Title IX compliance through its Office of Diversity and Equity, separate from the ordinary conduct track. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- Buffalo State University: uses its own Title IX Grievance Procedure for student respondents. An appeal goes to the Office of Student Conduct within five calendar days of receiving the decision.
- City College of New York: applies the CUNY policy, but the campus compliance page links both the 2020-based policy and a 2024 Sex Based Misconduct policy. Confirm your track and policy version in writing, and see the school page for appeal timing.
- City Tech (New York City College of Technology): applies the CUNY policy, with its Title IX office in Namm Hall in Brooklyn. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- College of Staten Island: administers the CUNY policy through its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- Empire State University: uses its own Title IX Grievance Procedure for student respondents, with appeals to the Title IX Coordinator. The procedure prints its day counts in unclear units, so see the school page for appeal timing.
- Farmingdale State College: uses the Student Title IX Grievance Procedure in the campus Policy Library, which lists three appeal grounds. The procedure mixes day units and does not clearly name the filing office, so see the school page for appeal timing.
- Hunter College: applies the CUNY policy, and its campus hub names that policy and the state Enough is Enough legislation as its guides. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- John Jay College: runs its conduct program separately under the Dean of Students, so check whether you are charged under the CUNY policy or as an ordinary conduct case. Appeal timing under the CUNY policy is described above.
- Lehman College: runs compliance through its Office of Compliance and Diversity, with separate report forms for Title IX and other conduct. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- Queens College: administers the CUNY policy through its Office of Compliance and Diversity. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
- Stony Brook University: sends covered sexual harassment through its Title IX Grievance Policy and Procedure and other sexual misconduct through the Code of Student Responsibility. A written appeal is due within seven calendar days.
- SUNY Brockport: uses its Title IX Grievance Procedure effective August 15, 2026. An appeal goes to the Office of Student Conduct within five business days of receiving the decision.
- SUNY Oswego: uses its student grievance procedure updated August 15, 2026. An appeal goes to the Office of Student Conduct within five business days of receiving the decision.
- University at Albany: uses its Title IX Grievance procedure, in its current form since August 15, 2026. An appeal goes to the Office of Community Standards within seven calendar days.
- University at Buffalo: uses its own Title IX grievance procedure for student respondents, separate from Buffalo State’s. An appeal goes to the Office of Student Conduct within five calendar days.
- York College: administers the CUNY policy through its Diversity and Compliance Office. Appeal timing follows the CUNY policy.
Common questions
Do all the New York universities in these guides follow the same policy?
No. The ten CUNY colleges in these guides share the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct. The other nine campuses each publish their own grievance procedure, and their rules differ.
Is the appeal deadline the same everywhere?
No. The CUNY policy uses fifteen policy days for a Notice of Appeal. The other campuses in these guides allow from five to ten days, some counted in calendar days and some in business days, and some procedures print their units unclearly. Use the deadline in your own determination or dismissal letter.
What should I check first in my notice?
Check which policy or procedure it names, whether your case is on the Title IX track or a separate conduct track, and the date the determination was delivered or received. At City College, also confirm which posted policy version applies.
Talk to a New York Title IX lawyer
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Disclaimer
This page is general information only and is not legal advice. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the City University of New York, the State University of New York, or any university named here. Reading this page or contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. University policies and procedures change. The notice you receive and the policy version it names control your case, so check your notice.
