Policies and Procedures
NON-DISCRIMINATION
NOTICE - LONG FORM
(To be printed in
undergraduate and graduate catalogs, employee and student handbooks, and
other lengthy publications distributed to students, employees,
applicants for admission, and job applicants)
In
complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its
own goals of diversity, the University of Maine shall not discriminate on
the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including
transgender status or gender expression, national origin, citizenship
status, age, disability, or veteran's status in employment, education,
and all other areas of the University of Maine. The University provides
reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities
upon request.
The University will regard freedom from discriminatory
harassment as an individual employee and student right which will be
safeguarded as a matter of policy. Any employee or student will be
subject to disciplinary action for violation of this policy.
Retaliation against anyone who makes a complaint of discrimination or
harassment or who is involved in a complaint process will not be
tolerated.
Questions and complaints about discrimination in any area of the
University should be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity, The University of Maine, 5754 North Stevens Hall,
Room101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, telephone (207) 581-1226, TTY (207)
581-9484.
Inquiries or complaints about discrimination in employment or education
may also be referred to the Maine Human Rights Commission. Inquiries or
complaints about discrimination in employment may be referred to the U.
S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Inquiries about the University’s compliance with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, and national origin; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which
prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability; Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sex; and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of age, may also be referred to the U. S.
Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Boston, MA
02109-4557, telephone (617) 223-9662 (voice) or (617) 223-9695 (TTY).
Generally, an individual may also file a complaint with the OCR within
180 days of alleged discrimination.
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE - SHORT FORM
(To be printed in brochures, application forms, newsletters, and other
short publications distributed to students, employees, applicants for
admission, and job applicants.)
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable
laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine
shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression,
national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, or veteran's
status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University
System. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with disabilities upon request.
Questions and complaints about discrimination in any area of the
University should be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity, the University of Maine, 5754 North Stevens Hall,
Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, telephone (207) 581-1226, TTY (207)
581-9484.
