The Civil Rights Compliance Office (CRC) develops required online courses and educational materials to promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all members of the UW community. These resources help ensure that students, staff, and faculty understand their rights and responsibilities under civil rights laws; recognize and prevent discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct; and know how to access support and reporting options.
The Education & Communications Team also offers customized interactive presentations for UW students and employees.
Civil rights course
Understanding Civil Rights (UCR) is a foundational online course about the University鈥檚 policies and practices related to civil rights protections. The UCR course explores civil rights at the 天美影视传媒 with a focus on the protections based on race, color, or national origin (including shared ancestry and ethnicity). The course explains what conduct UW policy prohibits, support and resources to address concerning conduct, and employee reporting obligations.
Title IX course
Husky Prevention & Response is a foundational, online course required for all UW students and employees. Students and employees are assigned distinct versions of the course, and each course is tailored to their unique roles and responsibilities. The course provides content on recognizing sex- and gender-based violence and harassment, and includes strategies for intervening or interrupting concerning behaviors. The course also introduces support resources, how to respond with care, options for reporting or submitting complaints, and the UW policies that pertain to community commitments and expectations.
Husky Prevention & Response employee course
Husky Prevention & Response student course
Please submit any feedback or questions about the course to civilrightsed@uw.edu.
Additional education materials
In addition to the required courses, you can learn more by visiting:
- Disability Education
- Title VI Information & Education
- Pregnancy & Related Conditions
- Employee Reporting Obligations
- Offering Support
- Brochures, Guides & Videos
- Civil Rights Laws
For questions about additional employee training requirements beyond those developed by CRC, please contact your supervisor or human resources staff.