Common use of Voluntary Initiatives Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Initiatives. The Parties acknowledge that Occidental has voluntarily undertaken certain efforts and initiatives to address and prevent antisemitism, which Occidental hereby agrees to maintain through at least the 2025-2026 Academic Year. These efforts and initiatives include: a. Updates to the College’s Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy (“DHR Policy”), including examples of prohibited conduct that could constitute disparate treatment or harassment based on shared ancestry, such as Jewish identity. b. Updates to the College’s DHR hostile environment assessment protocol to include the review of potential patterns after receiving a report of discrimination, harassment or retaliation. c. Required training for all students on Title VI and the College’s DHR Policy, including the College’s complaint process. d. Consistent with current applicable law, when reviewing complaints of potential antisemitic harassment or discrimination, the College considers the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition and examples of antisemitism (“IHRA definition”) “only where useful as ‘evidence of discriminatory intent’” and without diminishing or infringing any right protected under the Constitution and the laws of the United States and California. (See United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Jan. 19, 2021 Q&A on Executive Order 13899). e. Updates to the College’s time, place, and manner policies to place reasonable limitations on the hours and conduct of demonstrations on campus. Consistent and reasonable enforcement of time, place, and manner policies, in alignment with the College’s primary goal of education and equal access thereto, including by following the College’s emergency response protocols, training Campus Safety and Student Conduct officers, removing non-compliant posters and flyers, and communicating with the campus community about the policies and consequences for non-compliance. f. Two planned climate surveys during the 2024-2025 academic year for purposes of assessing the campus environment, including (in the first survey) questions specific to whether an individual has experienced antisemitic harassment or discrimination. The surveys will be anonymous and will be analyzed by the College’s Institutional Research Office and Civil Rights & Title IX Office. A summary of the survey results will be shared with the Occidental community and made publicly available on Occidental’s website. g. Formation of the Presidential Advisory Group, which will produce a report to the President during the 2024-2025 academic year, including recommendations for specific, high-impact programs to build a foundation for inter-group dialogue. The College will begin to implement these recommended programs in the Spring of 2025. h. Appointment of an Associate Director of Jewish Student Life and Muslim Student Life Coordinator and promotion of interfaith programming under their leadership.