York College Title IX Lawyer: Respondent Defense Guide in Jamaica

If you are looking for a York College Title IX lawyer, you are probably a student, or the parent of a student, who has just been contacted by the college about an accusation of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking or other sexual misconduct. This page is for the person accused (the respondent). It covers York College’s own offices, rooms, pages and documents. The process that applies at every CUNY college is explained on our CUNY Title IX lawyer page.

The York College Title IX Office

Name, location and reporting line

York College’s Title IX work sits in the Office of Diversity and Compliance. The college’s Diversity and Compliance page describes it as “part of the Office of the President”. The office is in the Academic Core Building. The York pages do not agree on the room:

• The Diversity and Compliance page lists the office, and the Title IX contact location, as AC-2H05.
• The Student Conduct guide (PDF) and the CUNY Title IX campus contacts table list Room AC-2H04.

Confirm the room with the office before you go. The Diversity and Compliance page also uses the name Office of Diversity and Equity in its process overviews.

People, by title

The Diversity and Compliance page lists a Title IX/EEO Coordinator, an Administrative Coordinator, and a Chief Diversity Officer who is also the Title IX Coordinator and the 504/ADA Coordinator. The CUNY campus contacts table lists the Title IX Coordinator (also Chief Diversity Officer and 504/ADA Coordinator) and a part-time Title IX/EO Investigator. York’s pages do not say which of these people would handle a particular matter; ask the office who is handling yours.

What the office handles

The page says the office administers recruitment, hiring, appointment and equal opportunity compliance. It also works to keep student services and campus programs free from discrimination based on protected categories. For sexual harassment and assault, the page says the office handles preliminary intake and investigation. For discrimination and harassment based on a protected class, it says the office handles preliminary review and investigation. In that discrimination and harassment overview, the page says findings from a formal investigation go to the College President for a recommended action, and the matter is then referred to Student Affairs, Labor Relations or Academic Affairs to carry it out.

How a Matter Starts at York College

York’s pages describe these routes:

• Title IX Coordinator. The Student Conduct guide says issues of a sexual nature (sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking) should be reported to the Office of Diversity and Compliance.
• CUNY online form. The Diversity and Compliance page links a CUNY portal Incident Reporting Form for both discrimination and harassment reports and sexual harassment or assault reports. It also says reported discrimination and harassment incidents are tracked in the CUNY Discrimination Portal.
• Public Safety. The Diversity and Compliance page says a person can contact Public Safety or the Title IX office, and that Public Safety files an initial incident report. The Public Safety office is in the Academic Core Building, Room 1M02 (AC-1M02).

For sexual harassment and assault, the Diversity and Compliance page says the person who reported (the complainant) can choose to go forward with support only, informal resolution or a formal investigation, and can also report to outside agencies. These pages describe the process from the reporting person’s side and do not say how a respondent is first contacted.

York College Student Affairs and Student Conduct

Student Conduct sits within Student Affairs. Its page lists Room AC-2F01A. The CUNY campus contacts table lists the Chief Student Affairs Officer, in Student Affairs, at Room AC-2F01.

Student Conduct says it enforces CUNY rules and regulations and supports students during conduct matters. Its guide says information reaches Student Conduct through Public Safety reports, faculty reports and Behavioral Intervention Team referrals. Staff then review it to decide whether a policy violation may have taken place. The guide says the Ombudsperson (Ombuds) does fact-finding and mediation in that general conduct process, and that an accused student meets with the Ombuds. This describes the general student conduct process under Article XV. Under CUNY’s rules, sexual misconduct allegations follow the Policy on Sexual Misconduct instead.

York’s pages do not describe how Student Conduct and the Title IX Coordinator hand matters to each other, though the Student Conduct guide sends sexual misconduct reports to the Office of Diversity and Compliance. CUNY’s rules assign these roles to Student Affairs:

• The Office of Student Affairs sends the Notice of Hearing on the Title IX track.
• The Chief Student Affairs Officer issues No Contact Orders for students and, when either party is a student, receives written requests to review supportive measures. Requests for supportive measures themselves go to the Title IX Coordinator.
• On the non-Title IX track, if the College President decides discipline is warranted, the President refers the matter to the Chief Student Affairs Officer, who may prefer charges.

York College Policy Pages and Documents

• Policy on Sexual Misconduct. York posts its own PDF copy. The page shows “Revised: August 20, 2025”, but the PDF text matches CUNY’s 2020 Policy on Sexual Misconduct. The policy text itself states an effective date of August 14, 2020.
• The 2024 policy. The York pages cited here do not name the 2024 CUNY Policy on Sex-Based Misconduct, which some other CUNY college pages still link. CUNY’s 2020 Policy on Sexual Misconduct is the policy CUNY applies to open and future Title IX matters. On the Title IX track, the written notice must include CUNY’s Policy on Sexual Misconduct; if your notice does not say which version applies, ask in writing.
• Student Conduct page and guide. They link CUNY Article XV, the Code of Conduct, and the Policy on Sexual Misconduct under a Title IX/Misconduct heading. They also link the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee procedures. Those Article XV procedures do not govern sexual misconduct allegations.
• Resources for victims/survivors. This PDF is a complainant resource. It is written for people who have experienced sexual violence, not for respondents.

Support at York College

• Counseling Center (Academic Core Building, Room 1G03). The center’s page says it provides “free, confidential counseling”, free for enrolled students. It says confidentiality may not be protected when a student is a danger to self or others, or when child or elder abuse is suspected. It also offers tele-mental health and physical health care through its partner Uwill. The survivors PDF lists the Counseling Center as York College confidential for students.
• Women’s Center (Academic Core, Room 3C01). The survivors PDF lists it as York College confidential for students.
• Health Services (AC-1F01). The Student Conduct guide lists it for injuries and health-related issues, without saying whether it is confidential.
• Public Safety (AC-1M02). Its page says it is available 24/7/365. The survivors PDF lists Public Safety, the Title IX Coordinator and Student Affairs as private but not always confidential.

The Counseling Center serves students generally, and its page does not limit it to complainants. The survivors PDF is written for people who have experienced sexual violence.

Practical Steps for a York College Respondent

• Read your notice closely. Check which policy it names and which track it describes (Title IX Sexual Harassment or non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct).
• If your notice does not say which track and policy version apply, ask the Office of Diversity and Compliance in writing. The Title IX Coordinator is in that office.
• Ask the Title IX Coordinator for any supportive measures you need. A written request to review a No Contact Order or another supportive measure that affects you goes to the Chief Student Affairs Officer in Student Affairs.
• Note every deadline in the notice. The policy counts a day as a calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal or state holiday.
• Keep every notice, email and message you receive and send, with dates. Save a copy of any York page you rely on, including its “Revised” date.
• Do not rely on the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee procedures linked from the Student Conduct page. Those Article XV procedures do not govern sexual misconduct allegations.

Related guides: New York Title IX lawyer, Title IX advisor guide, and what to do after you have been accused.

The CUNY Process in Brief

Every CUNY college applies the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct, and the 2020 version, effective August 14, 2020, covers conduct alleged to have occurred on or after that date. The policy has two tracks: Title IX Sexual Harassment, which starts with a formal complaint and, unless the complaint is dismissed or resolved, goes to a live hearing, and non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct. The college Title IX Coordinator evaluates the allegations, decides the track and investigates. On the Title IX track, a three-member Adjudication Committee drawn from a CUNY-wide panel holds the hearing, each party may have an advisor of choice who may be an attorney, and the standard of proof is preponderance of the evidence. On the non-Title IX track, the Coordinator’s report goes to the College President, who decides whether discipline is warranted; for a student, the Chief Student Affairs Officer may then prefer charges. Notice periods, response windows, sanctions and appeals are laid out on our CUNY Title IX lawyer page.

Frequently Asked Questions About York College Title IX Cases

Which York College office will contact me?

York’s pages say reports of sexual harassment and assault go to the Office of Diversity and Compliance, where the Title IX Coordinator sits. Under the CUNY policy, the Title IX Coordinator sends the first written notice once a Title IX formal complaint is received, and later the college Office of Student Affairs sends the Notice of Hearing.

Is the Title IX office confidential?

The York survivors PDF lists the Title IX Coordinator as private but not always confidential. It says resources that cannot guarantee confidentiality will maintain “your privacy to the greatest extent possible” and share information only as needed. York’s pages do not describe the office as a confidential place for a respondent to talk.

Where can I get confidential support on campus?

The Counseling Center (Academic Core Building, Room 1G03) offers free counseling to enrolled students and describes it as confidential, with the exceptions noted above. The survivors PDF also lists the Women’s Center as confidential for students. Ask the Counseling Center directly about how its confidentiality applies to your situation.

Who issues a No Contact Order at York College?

Under CUNY’s rules, the college’s Chief Student Affairs Officer issues No Contact Orders for students. That officer also receives a student’s written request to review supportive measures. At York College, the officer is in Student Affairs, listed at Room AC-2F01.

Can a lawyer be my advisor?

Yes. Under the CUNY policy, each party may have an advisor of choice, and the advisor may be an attorney. At a Title IX hearing only advisors cross-examine, and the college provides an advisor for that purpose if a party has none.

Which policy applies to my case?

CUNY applies its 2020 Policy on Sexual Misconduct to open and future Title IX matters. Conduct alleged to have occurred before August 14, 2020 is handled under the version in effect when it occurred. York posts its own copy of the policy. On the Title IX track, the written notice must include CUNY’s Policy on Sexual Misconduct; ask in writing if the version is unclear.

Sources (checked 2026-10-03)

• York College Office of Diversity and Compliance
• York College posting of the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct
• York College Student Conduct
• York College Counseling Center
• York College Public Safety
• CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct
• CUNY Combating Sexual Misconduct (Title IX), including Title IX campus contacts

Disclaimer

This page is general information only, not legal advice, and reading it creates no attorney-client relationship. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the City University of New York or York College. Policies change; confirm the current procedure text before acting.