Safety & Professional Conduct
Safety
In the event of an emergency, call the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) at 617-495-1212.
Harvard Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy
Harvard adheres to the Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and the Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy. These Policies apply to sexual harassment or sexual misconduct that is committed by students, faculty, staff, Harvard appointees, or third parties against a person in the United States, whenever the misconduct occurs:
On Harvard property;
Off Harvard property, if the conduct was in connection with a University or University recognized program or activity; or
Off Harvard property, if the conduct may have the effect of creating a hostile environment for a member of the University community.
Because the conference is taking place on Harvard property, attendees will be expected to adhere to these policies. Seth Avakian can be reached at avakian@fas.harvard.edu for questions about the policies.
AAH Standards of Professional Conduct
According to Article 17 of the Association of Ancient Historians’ Constitution pertaining to the Standards of Professional Conduct:
“The Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) adopts and adheres to the AHA Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct and Code of Professional Conduct at Officially Sanctioned AHA Activities, and shall adopt and adhere to amendments and changes to these policies by the American History Association in the future.
In addition, the Association of Ancient Historians acknowledges the particular ethical issues arising from the study of material culture and urges all members to follow the ethical guidelines established by the disciplinary body most closely aligned with the material studied, including but not limited to the AIA’s Code of Ethics, ANS statement on Cultural Property, and the ASP Resolution Concerning the Illicit Trade in Papyri.
Where these policies refer to reporting, intake, and investigation of alleged misconduct, such duties will be handled in our organization by a Standing Committee on Professional Conduct… If a report concerns a member of the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, it may be made instead to the President. Any member or officer who is named in a report shall recuse themselves from portion of the intake, investigation, and decision-making process. Any member or officer who has a close personal or professional relationship with anyone named in the report shall recuse themselves from portion of the intake, investigation, and decision-making process…
The Standing Committee on Professional Conduct shall check for and respond to any and all emails during and immediately following the annual meetings within twelve hours; during the remainder of the year responses may take up to five business days.”
Article 17 can be found in its entirety in the AAH constitution.
You can find here the Code of Professional Conduct at Officially Sanctioned AHA Activities (2023) and the AHA Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct (updated 2023).
Where these policies refer to reporting, intake, and investigation of alleged misconduct, such duties will be handled in our organization by the Committee on Professional Conduct. In 2024, the Committee members are:
C. Denver Graninger, Chair (2022–2027)
Leanne Bablitz (2024–2029)
Bret Devereau (2023–2028)
Jeremy LaBuff (2022–2027)
Jinyu Liu (2024–2029)
Georgia Tsouvala (ex officio)
Concerns and complaints pertaining to Article 17 may be reported at complaints@associationofancienthistorians.org.
Finally, since the AAH Annual Meetings are solely organized by and held at a host institution (in accordance with article 12 of the AAH constitution), as guests of that institution, we adhere to its policies.