Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, in programs and activities that receives federal financial assistance. 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University's Title VI policies are consistent with federal requirements and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University Nondiscrimination Notice
Pursuant to Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or criminal conviction.
Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York state Human Rights Law.
These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment, sexual violence and harassment based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity, in all parts of our educational programs and activities, including admissions and employment. Harassing conduct can be verbal or physical and does not need to be directed at a particular individual.
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) interprets Title VI to mean that harassment that creates a hostile environment is unwelcome conduct based on shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the recipient’s education program or activity.
OCR states that institutions must take immediate and effective action to respond to harassment that creates a hostile environment. Inquiries regarding the application of Title VI and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University Title VI Coordinator.
Who is covered by Title VI?
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University receives federal financial assistance in many forms, including grants from federal agencies for faculty research. Failing to comply with Title VI or other federal civil rights requirements may result in the termination of all or part of the University's federal funding, including awards for faculty research.
Institutions have a responsibility to address discrimination against groups when the discrimination involves:
- Racial, ethnic, or ancestral slurs or stereotypes;
- A individuals’s skin color, physical features, or style of dress that reflects both ethnic and religious traditions; and
- Where an individual came from or is perceived to have come from, including discrimination based on a foreign accent, a foreign name, including names commonly associated with particular shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, or speaking a foreign language.
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University Title VI coordinator
In accordance with Title VI regulations, the college has designated Ada Robinson-Perez as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University's Title VI coordinator. Robinson-Perez is responsible for monitoring compliance with these regulations. Questions regarding Title VI, as well as concerns and complaints of noncompliance, may be directed to her.
Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip, 26 Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; Tel. 646-428-3800; E-mail OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Contact information
Ada Robinson-Perez, Affirmative Action Officer and Title VI Coordinator
Office of Equity and Access
Glen B. Bartle Library South, Ground 548
P.O. Box 6000
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, NY 13902
Telephone: 607-777-4775
E-mail: stopbias@binghamton.edu