The University is publishing the following statements in accordance with certain Federal, State, and local statutes and administrative regulations:
Consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, and regulations thereunder, the University does not discriminate on the basis of sex (apart from running a college that only admits women?) in the conduct or operation of its education programs or activities (including employment therein and admission thereto). Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to Ms. Beth Wilson, Associate Provost in charge of the University's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (402 Low Memorial Library, New York, NY 10027, telephone 212-854-5511), or to the Director, Office for Civil Rights (Region II), 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. Columbia University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and age to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the University (except, of course, for racially discriminatory organizations like the Black Students Organization). It does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or age in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs (Except for preferences in admissions, of course.).
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits employment discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Executive Order 11246, as amended, prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion,sex, or national origin and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. (But it's OK to discriminate against conservative scholars in hiring and tenure decisions.) In addition, the New York Human Rights Law, Article 15, Executive Law §296 prohibits discrimination against any person in employment because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, marital status, and certain criminal offenses. Consistent with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and regulations thereunder, the University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of disability in admission or access to, or employment in, its programs and activities. Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified workers with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 also prohibits employment discrimination against a qualified person with a disability, and requires the University to provide qualified applicants and employees with reasonable accommodations that do not impose undue hardship or threaten safety. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in rates of pay. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination of the basis of age inprograms and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Section 313 of the New York Education Law, as amended, prohibits educational institutions from discriminating against persons seeking admission as students to any institution, program, or course because of race, religion, creed, sex, color, marital status, age, or national origin. The New York City Human Rights Law, Title 8, §8-107, makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against any person because of their age, race, creed, color, national origin,gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or alienage or citizenship status. It also prohibits educational institutions from discriminating against persons in any of the above categories in the provision of certain accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges. On December 1, 1978, the Columbia University Senate passed a resolution announcing its general educational policy on discrimination which reaffirms the University's commitment to nondiscriminatory policies and practices in the categories of race, color, sex, religion, national and ethnic origin, age, and disability, as well as its policy not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. The Senate reaffirmed this policy on April 27, 1990, adding the categories of marital status, alienage and citizenship, and condemning harassment on the basis of any of the above-mentioned categories. The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, (38 U.S.C.4212), prohibits job discrimination and requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. All employees, students, and applicants are protected from coercion, intimidation, interference, or retaliation for filing a complain or assisting in an investigation under any of the foregoing policies and laws. The University's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action has been designated to coordinate the University's compliance activities under each of the programs referred to above. Any employee or student who believes that he or she has been denied equal opportunity should contact this Office, which will informally investigate complaints and offer advice and counsel on questionsrelating to equal opportunity and affirmative action, including information about applicable formal grievance procedures and agencies where complaints may be filed. Revised: January, 1998