Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy

Boston University prohibits discrimination against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. This policy extends to all rights, privileges, programs and activities, including housing, employment, admissions, financial assistance, educational and athletic programs. Boston University recognizes that non-discrimination does not ensure that equal opportunity is a reality for all employees, applicants for employment and students. Because of this, the University will continue to take affirmative action to ensure that employees and students alike are treated equally during their employment and/or matriculation.

Boston University strongly encourages minority group members, veterans, disabled individuals and women to apply for positions for which they are qualified and that are of interest to them.

Care will be taken to ensure that affirmative action includes, but is not limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, layoff, rates of pay, and all other forms of compensation, apprenticeships and selection for training.

Personnel policies and practices have been reviewed and will continue to be reviewed to ensure that there will be no illegal discrimination against employees on account of sex and that all employees of both sexes shall have equal opportunity to any available job that they are qualified to perform.

The University will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of a physical or mental disability. Boston University takes affirmative action to employ and advance qualified disabled individuals in all segments of its workforce and is committed to full participation in campus life by disabled students, staff and faculty.

The University prohibits unlawful discrimination against any individual in relation to employment, admission to or participation in academic programs and activities, and the providing of, or access to, University services or facilities. In doing so, the University acts in conformity with all applicable state and federal laws.

Any employee judged to be in willful and deliberate noncompliance with any section of this Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy will be subject to disciplinary action.

Inquiries regarding the application of this policy should be addressed to the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Office of Equal Opportunity, 25 Buick Street, Boston, MA 022l5, 6l7/353-4477.