III. Notice of Nondiscrimination
The University seeks to comply with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances prohibiting Discrimination in private post-secondary education institutions.
The University does not discriminate against any Employee, applicant for employment, Student, or applicant for admission on the basis of:
- Gender identity/expression
- Pregnancy or related conditions
- Sex (including sex characteristics and sex stereotypes)
- Sexual orientation
- or any other Protected Characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law, including protections for those opposing Discrimination or participating in any resolution process within the institution, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and/or other human/civil rights agency.
The Policy covers nondiscrimination in both employment and access to educational opportunities. Therefore, any member of the University community whose acts deny, deprive, or limit the educational or employment, residential, and/or social access, benefits, and/or opportunities of any member of the University community, guest, or visitor on the basis of that person’s actual or perceived Protected Characteristic(s) listed above, is in violation of the Policy.
The University will promptly and effectively address any such Discrimination of which it has Notice using the applicable resolution process in the Procedures.