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Non-Discrimination Policy
In
complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and in pursuing
its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System shall not discriminate
on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national
origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment,
education, and all other areas of the University. 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 Evelyn Silver, Director of
Equal Opportunity, University of Maine, Room 101, 5754 North Stevens Hall,
Orono, ME 04469-5754, telephone (207) 581-1226 (voice and TDD). 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
to Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Boston, MA 02109-4557, telephone
(617) 223-9662 (voice) or (617) 223-9695 (TYY/TDD). Generally, an individual
may also file a complaint with the OCR within 180 days of the alleged
discrimination.