It is the policy of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to
make the benefits and services of its educational programs available to
students, and to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees
and applicants for employment, regardless of race, religion, color,
national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity and expression, disability, atypical hereditary cellular or
blood trait, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership
status, veteran status, and any other category protected by law. The
Rutgers University Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment can
be viewed at http://policies.rutgers.edu/PDF/Section60/60.1.12-current.pdf.
Questions concerning student rights violations should be addressed to
Donald C. Heilman, Associate Dean of Students: Compliance and
Assessment, Office of Student Conduct (732-932-7109 or
dheilman@echo.rutgers.edu). Questions concerning harassment or
employment discrimination should be directed to Jayne Munkacsi Grandes,
Director, Office of Employment Equity (732-932-3020, ext. 4030, or
grandes@rutgers.edu). For the complete text, see the office website at http://uhr.rutgers.edu/equity. For more information, see http://polcomp.rutgers.edu.
Title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law prohibiting
discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that
receive federal financial assistance. Title IX covers all programs of a
college or school that receives federal financial assistance for
academics, extracurricular activities, and athletics. Students with
inquiries concerning compliance not associated with intercollegiate
athletics should be directed to Donald C. Heilman, Associate Dean of
Students: Compliance and Assessment, Office of Student Conduct
(732-932-7109 or dheilman@echo.rutgers.edu). Title IX inquiries related
to intercollegiate athletics should be directed to Kathleen Hickey,
Associate Director of Athletics for Student Services and Compliance
(732-445-7899 or khickey@scarletknights.com). Employees with Title IX
questions should contact Jayne Munkacsi Grandes, Director, Office of
Employment Equity (732-932-3020, ext. 4030, or grandes@rutgers.edu).