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Nondiscrimination
Policy
The University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national
origin, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation
in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in
its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
Futhermore, University policy includes prohibitions of harassment of students
and employees, i.e., racial harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation
for filing complaints of discrimination.
Affirmative Action in employment is required for women;
racial and ethnic minorities; special
disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and any other veterans
who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition
for which a campaign badge had been authorized; and individuals with disabilities
in order to address under-representation in the workforce.
Inquiries concerning applicable laws, regulations,
and policies should be addressed to the Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Office, 305 Whitmore Administration Building, tel. (413) 545-3464.
The Associate Chancellor for Equal Opportunity and
Diversity, or designee, is also the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and
Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the campus. This person
will provide information about the University's obligations with respect
to the provisions of nondiscrimination statutes including
information about the requirement to provide program accessibility for
persons with disabilities.
The University is committed to compliance with Title
VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, Title I and Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Executive Order 11246 (1965), Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 and its regulations found at 34 C.F.R. part
106, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, the Vietnam-era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Age Discrimination
Act of 1975, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,
and with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapters 151B, 151C, and Chapter
149 as amended. Inquiries regarding federal laws may also be directed
to: Region I Director, Office for Civil
Rights, U.S. Dept. of Education, Room 222 McCormack P.O.C.H., Boston,
MA 02109-4557. Inquiries regarding state laws may be directed to: Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimination, 436 Dwight Street, Suite 220, Springfield,
MA 01103.
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