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University-Wide Policies and Guidelines at Harvard University

Please note that while a number of University-wide policies are included below, this is by no means a comprehensive listing of all University-wide policies. If a policy on a given topic is not listed here and you have any questions, please either check with the individual Schools or contact the Office of the Provost. For all Harvard use-of-name requests, contact the Trademark Program within the Office of the Provost.

Category	Description	Link
Academic Affairs	Provost's Statement about the Establishment of Centers	Go
	Principles and Guidelines for the Establishment of Centers	Go
	Outside Activities of holders of academic Appointments	Go
	Residency Guidelines	Go
	University Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (1970)	Go
	Statement of the President and Deans on Rights and Responsibilities (2002)	Go
Commercial Activities	Principles Governing Commercial Activities: Summary	Go
	Principles Governing Commercial Activities: Statement of Principles	Go
Confidential Data	Enterprise Information Security Policy	Go
Conflict of Interest	University Faculty Financial Conflict of Interest Policy
	Interim HMS Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment	Go
Export Controls	Export Control Compliance Policy Statement	Go
	Compliance Manual	Go
Financial
	Employee Gifts and Celebratory Events
	Fraud Policy	Go
	Office for Financial Policy (OFP) Website	Go
	Procurement (Purchasing at Harvard)	Go
	Travel Policy	Go
Harvard Name Usage	Domain Name Request Form (for harvard.edu)	Go
	Email Alias Request Form (for @harvard.edu)	Go
	Endorsement Guidelines	Go
	Frequently Asked Questions	Go
	Individual School Contacts	Go
	Policy on the Use of Harvard Names and Insignias	Go
	Use of Name in Electronic Contexts	Go
	Use of the Harvard Name and Alcoholic Beverages	Go
Human Research	Use of Human Subjects in Research	Go
Human Resources	Affirmative Action	Go
	General Employment Practices
	Harvard University Sexual Harassment and Drug-Free Workplace	Go
	Personnel Manual	Go
	Social Media Guidelines
	Whistleblowing Policy
	Whistleblowing Policy/Third Party Compliance Website	Go
International Affairs	Policies on International Projects and Sites
	Remote Location Establishment	Go
Inventions, Patents & Copyright Policy
	Relevant Policies, Forms, and Agreements	Go
	Intellectual Property Policy	Go
	Conflict of Interest in Licensing Policy	Go
	Copyright and Licensing Restrictions	Go
	Participation Agreement	Go
	Royalty Sharing Policy	Go
	Sample Consulting Agreement	Go
	Start-up Ventures Policies	Go
	Tax Treatment for Royalty Distributions	Go
Provost's Review Criteria	Criteria for Provost's Review of New Projects or Grants	Go
Research-Related Policies	For more information about research policy and compliance at Harvard, please visit the website of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at www.vpr.harvard.edu.
Sponsored Research	Sponsored Research Policies	Go
Other Policies	Environmental & Safety Management Policy	Go
	Photography and Videotaping of Harvard Buildings and Facilities	Go
	Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)	Go
	For other policies related to individual Schools, please visit their homepages, available on the Harvard homepage under the “Schools” tab:	Go
	For the most up-to-date government policies and regulations that pertain to higher education, see the Harvard University Office of Federal Relations website here:	Go

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