Nondiscrimination Policy

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 Affairs (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 Affairs (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).