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EEO/Affirmative
Action
Equal Opportunity at Duke
Duke University's Equal Opportunity Policy
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Statement
"Duke University prohibits discrimination and harassment and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex or age. The university also makes good faith efforts to recruit, employ and promote qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. It admits qualified students to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students. The university prohibits harassment of any kind."
Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Duke
University prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
any of its educational programs or activities.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Duke University is an institution and community committed
to the principles of excellence, fairness, and respect for
all people. As part of this commitment, we actively
value diversity in our workplace, and seek to take advantage
of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone.
Our Equal Opportunity Policy affirmatively protects all
Duke employees and applicants, ensuring that employment
decisions are based on individual merit, as opposed to stereotypes
and biases. Duke’s Policy applies to recruitment,
hiring, appointment, and promotion for all positions.
It also governs personnel actions, such as determining compensation,
layoffs, terminations, and benefits.
Providing equal protection in employment is only one aspect
of achieving diversity at Duke. Because a variety
of social and historical barriers have limited access to
employment and the advancement of certain groups in the
past, we make special efforts to identify, recruit, hire,
and promote qualified people who are traditionally under-represented
in our workforce.
Duke University’s Equal Opportunity Policy is an important
part of our compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
More importantly, this Policy guides us in our institutional
commitment to diversity and fairness, and guarantees that
every employee is welcome and free to contribute his or
her talents to help Duke achieve excellence in all our endeavors.
Dissemination
The Equal Opportunity Policy is distributed to all
members of the University community. Copies are provided
to new employees at orientation sessions, and to union officials
representing University employees, and are posted on bulletin
boards throughout the University. The statement is
published in the Duke University Policy Manual, the Faculty
Handbook, the Staff Handbook, and the Duke Hospital Policy
and Procedure Manual.
The Policy is discussed in management training programs,
and is described in various literature distributed by the
University. Nondiscrimination clauses are included
in all union agreements, and all such contractual provisions
are reviewed to ensure that they are nondiscriminatory.
Purchase orders, leases, contracts, etc., incorporate an
equal opportunity clause as required.
Publications of the University picture both minority and
non-minority men and women and persons with disabilities.
All recruiting advertisements state that the University
is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Implementation
Every member of the Duke University community is encouraged
to participate wholeheartedly in the effort to ensure not
only that our workplace is free from unlawful and unconscionable
discrimination and harassment, but that we also respect
and celebrate diversity. Because managers and supervisors
make so many personnel decisions, they have particular responsibility
for achieving our institutional equal opportunity goals.
The Office for Institutional Equity (OIE) implements
and monitors the policy throughout the University and the
Duke University Health System. The Office develops
the University Affirmative Action Plan, reviews employee
recruitment, hiring, and other personnel activities, and
provides technical advice and training to members of the
University community.
Enforcement
As Chief Executive Officer of the University, the
President has the legal responsibility for compliance with
the Equal Opportunity laws. The Provost, the Chancellor
for Health Affairs, the Vice Presidents, and other senior
officers are all responsible to the President for implementing
the Equal Opportunity Policy within their administrative
areas. Deans, directors, chairpersons, and managers
of the various schools, departments, and programs all work
to administer and manage personnel activities
within their areas to ensure full implementation of the
Policy.
The Office for Institutional Equity handles all violations
of the Equal Opportunity Policy, including allegations of
discrimination and harassment. Concerns or questions
about the Equal Opportunity Policy or its implementation
can be forwarded to the Office.
Office for Institutional Equity s Trent Drive, Box
90012, Durham, NC 27708 (919) 684-8222
http://dukeoie.org/
This
publication is available in alternative media on request.
Revised
2004
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