Faculty Handbook
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I. B. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
(Source: Revised July 2015, Office of the President)
Reed does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, family relationship, or on the basis of any other category protected by law. Reed does not consider any of the above attributes in administration of its employment policies, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan program, and athletic and other school-administered programs. In its policies and actions, Reed will comply with its obligations under state and federal law including Title VI and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Oregon Revised Statutes, and any other applicable law. Inquiries on the application of Title VI, Title IX, the ADA, and Section 504, may be made to Christopher Toutain, Reed College, or to the Office for Civil Rights.
The college maintains a strict policy that prohibits harassment in any form prohibited by law. The selection of new faculty members, and subsequent evaluations, are based upon individual merit and not upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, requesting or taking leave protected by law, age, disability, marital status, family relationship, gender identity, association with anyone in a protected class, application for workers compensation benefits, opposition to safety/health hazards, expunged juvenile record, service in uniformed service, genetic history, aiding in a civil or criminal proceeding, good faith reporting of information that the employee believes is evidence of a violation of a state or federal law, or any other unlawful basis, nor upon political beliefs.