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Reporting Discrimination, Harassment, or Sexual Misconduct to ECRT

ECRT is responsible for addressing allegations of discrimination, harassment and misconduct within the U-M community in compliance with federal and state nondiscrimination laws. Reporting concerns helps ensure individuals affected by harm are offered timely support, care and access to institutional resources. 

To make a report or ask questions about reporting obligations, please contact ECRT at UMFlintECRT@umich.edu or 810-237-6517, or file a report via the online reporting form.

Anonymous Reporting

Anyone can make an anonymous report without disclosing their name using our online reporting form.

Employee Requirements to Report Concerns

All non-confidential U-M employees (including faculty, staff, and student employees) are required to share information with ECRT within 48 hours. See below for exceptions. Confidential Resources—offices or individuals who do not have reporting obligations—continue to be designated under the policies.

Confidential resources include employees with the Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office (FASCCO), university ombuds (for students, staff, and faculty), and Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS).

Failure by an employee to promptly report to ECRT information they receive about alleged prohibited conduct is a violation of policy, and may result in disciplinary action.

Once a report is made, ECRT will reach out to the Complainant, the person making the report or reported to have experienced the behavior, to offer resources, support, and information about possible next steps, including how to file a formal complaint.

Reporting Exemptions

Employees may, but are not required to, report disclosures when they happen under certain, generally uncommon, scenarios:

• Classroom discussions, in an assignment for class, in discussion outside of class, or as a part of a research project directly related to the class (for example, a person discloses a personal experience of sexual misconduct in a written assignment related to the neurobiology of trauma, or a classroom discussion about course material related to sexual violence);
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research project – Unless otherwise provided in the IRB-approved consent, during a non-minor participant’s involvement as a subject in an IRB-approved human subjects research protocol (IRB Research), even when such disclosure would otherwise be considered received within the scope of the employee’s employment
• Sexual misconduct public awareness events (ex, Take Back the Night or events organized by confidential resources)
• A discussion in a peer support group organized and offered by a confidential resource (e.g., FASCCO), when the employee is a member of the peer support group

Report to Law Enforcement

An individual who has experienced, witnessed or learned of possible criminal conduct should contact law enforcement directly by calling:

• 911 (for emergencies)
• The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Safety (DPS), 103 Hubbard Building, 602 Mill Street, 810-762-3333 (non-emergency number)
• Flint Police Department, 810-237-6800
• Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, 810-257-3407