At Yale Law School, we are committed to nurturing our sense of community and an important part of that is mutual respect.

Reports of sexual harassment and assault at Yale and other university campuses indicate that much remains to be done to ensure that all students feel safe coming to school, attending classes, studying, and engaging in extracurricular activities.

In an effort to address these issues, Yale Law School created a Title IX Working Group composed of students, faculty and administrators. This Working Group advises on policies and efforts to address campus climate.  In addition, the Working Group is charged with developing educational programming and publications. The Working group recommended we create Title IX Peer Liaisons who serve as a resource for students and can educate the YLS community.

There are many resources at Yale Law School and Yale University to support students who experience sexual harassment or sexual assault during their time here.  There is also counseling and support available to survivors of sexual assault and harassment.

We hope you will find this website to be a useful resource. If you have any questions or concerns or wish to become involved, please contact the Law School’s Title IX Coordinators, Associate Dean Ellen Cosgrove or Professor Tracey Meares

Quick Links

Here are links to reports and statistics as well as other useful resources. For more extensive resources at the Law School and at the University, please visit our Resources page.

Reports & Statistics

AAU Survey 
Cleary Reports 
SHARE Annual Reports
Yale Semi-Annual Reports of Complaints of Sexual Misconduct (2011-present)

Useful Resources

University Committee on Sexual Misconduct 
The Office of LGBTQ Resources 
Yale Chaplains 
Yale Police Department 
Yale Resources 
Yale SHARE Center
Yale Title IX Website

Title IX Working Group - Title IX Peer Liaisons

Associate Dean Ellen Cosgrove (Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Chair)
Jade Ford ’20
Jessica Garland ’19
Angela Hefti LL.M.
Wally Hilke ’18
Cat Kirchhoff, Assistant Director of Student Affairs
Alex Lichtenstein ’20
Professor Tracey Meares (Deputy Title IX Coordinator)
Emily Orman '19
Alyssa Peterson '19
Kathryn Pogin '20
Adam Rice '19
Alisa Tiwari '20
Kath Xu '20
Megan Yan '20
 

Emily Orman ’19
Audrey Pence ’20
Alyssa Peterson ’19
Kathryn Pogin ’20
Adam Rice ’19
Emily Shire ’20
Jahnavi Sindhu LL.M
Alisa Tiwari ’20
Kath Xu ’20
Megan Yan ’20

Title IX Peer Liaisons

Members of the Title IX Working Group also serve as Title IX Peer Advisors to educate the YLS community about sexual misconduct (including climate issues, policies, resources and penalties). The Title IX Peer Liaisons serve as a resource for students who have experienced or learned of incidents of sexual misconduct, providing a peer connection to SHARE, the UWC, the Title IX Office, the Yale Police, and other resources.