How to report
Safety and well-being are essential for a healthy and productive campus community. Whether you choose to do so anonymously or not, you should always report matters involving safety and security issues (non-emergency), harassment and/or discrimination in the academic or workplace setting, compliance violations, theft and/or fraud, unprofessional conduct, conflicts of interest, and breaches of the Integrity and Accountability Code.
What happens after you make a report
The Office of Professionalism and Ethics (OPE) is the beginning of the resolution and healing process.
Report
If you encounter a concern, make a report online through the USC Report & Response website or by phone at 213-740-2500.
Review
Upon receipt, the OPE team will review your concern and determine the appropriate university office to help facilitate potential resolutions.
Acknowledge
OPE will confirm receipt of your concern within 48 hours business hours. You may be asked for more details and provided with potential next steps.
Support
During review, appropriate and available resources will also be provided.
Refer for response
After the matter is assigned to the appropriate university office to address your concern, a member of that team will likely reach out to provide resolution options. Depending on the type and severity of your concern, this process may work on varying timelines.
Track for resolution
OPE will audit reports to ensure there is appropriate resolution and closure of concerns. The team will also monitor all reporting to identify emerging trends and areas requiring the university’s attention, including any regulatory and statutory compliance obligations.
Your reporting options
USC is committed to creating an environment in which our community feels safe, heard, and protected.
The USC Report & Response website provides a simple and easy-to-use portal for reporting conduct in violation of university policies or Unifying Values. Reports may be made anonymously.
The university is committed to maintaining the privacy of those who come forward. The university prohibits retaliation against anyone who makes a good faith report or formal complaint.
To FILE A REPORT
USC Report & Response
Report online
FOR AN EMERGENCY OR CRISIS
USC Department of Public Safety
Note: University Designated Employees are required to immediately report Prohibited Conduct to the EEO-TIX Office to ensure that the university has a comprehensive process for centralized reporting and responding appropriately to notice of sex discrimination, including sexual and gender-based harassment and violence. These reports may be made directly to EEO-TIX or via the Report & Response website.