At UVA, we are dedicated to creating a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming living, learning, working, and program/activity environment for all faculty, staff, and students. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation not only violate UVA policy and federal and state law but also contradict our deeply held values of diversity, inclusion, and respect.
Thank you for completing the online PADHR module. We have provided additional information below by topic. For more information about the discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies and complaint procedures, please visit our webpage: https://eocr.virginia.edu/discrimination-and-harassment.
For information about resources, please visit https://eocr.virginia.edu/resources.
Please do not hesitate to contact our office with any questions or concerns at 434-924-3200 or [email protected].
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal law that prohibits age discrimination, which includes harassment, in higher education.
To see an overview of the law and frequently asked questions, please visit the Know Your Rights section of OCR’s Civil Rights Law webpage.
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal law that prohibits discrimination, which includes harassment, based on color, national origin, and race.
For additional information and resources, please visit the Know Your Rights section of OCR’s Civil Rights Law webpage.
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal laws that prohibit disability discrimination, which includes harassment, in higher education and require higher education institutions to provide academic modifications and auxiliary aids/services (commonly referred to as accommodations). Disability discrimination also includes failing to provide accommodations.
To see an overview of the law and frequently asked questions, please visit the Know Your Rights section of OCR’s Civil Rights Law webpage. For resources about academic disability accommodations at UVA, please see the Accommodation section below.
OCR provides guidance about pregnancy discrimination on its Pregnancy and Parental Status webpage.
UVA is committed to providing academic modifications for pregnancy and parenting (commonly referred to as accommodations) and a form of sex discrimination is the failure to provide such accommodations. For resources about the academic pregnancy accommodations at UVA, please see the Accommodation section below.
The Educational Opportunities Section (“EOS”) of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division works to address religious discrimination, which includes harassment, and EOS’ work spans all religious affiliations.
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal laws that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, and sex. While none of these laws directly address religious discrimination, students are protected from discrimination and harassment based on a student’s: (a) actual or perceived citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity or (b) shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. OCR provides the following example on its webpage:
…OCR can investigate complaints that students were subjected to ethnic or ancestral slurs; harassed for how they look, dress, or speak in ways linked to ethnicity or ancestry (e.g. skin color, religious attire, language spoken); or stereotyped based on perceived shared ancestral or ethnic characteristics. Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh students are examples of individuals who may be discriminated against based on shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.
UVA is committed to providing academic modifications for religious observances and practices (commonly referred to as accommodations) and a form of religious discrimination is the failure to provide such accommodations. For resources about the academic religious accommodations at UVA, please see the Accommodation section below
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal law that prohibits retaliation in higher education.
For additional information, please visit the Know Your Rights section of OCR’s Civil Rights Law webpage.
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) enforces the federal laws the prohibit sex discrimination, which includes harassment, in higher education. For additional information and resources, please visit the Know Your Rights section of OCR’s Civil Rights Law webpage.
- Academic disability accommodations
UVA Student Disability Access Center (“SDAC”) provides academic accommodations and support services as well as guidance for faculty members. Please visit SDAC’s website for additional information. SDAC can also assist with pregnancy accommodations.
- Academic pregnancy accommodations
UVA Student Disability Access Center (“SDAC”) provides academic accommodations and support services as well as guidance for faculty members and can assist with pregnancy accommodations as well. Please visit SDAC’s website for additional information.
EOCR also provides guidelines to assist students and instructors with the pregnancy accommodation process. You can access the guidelines on EOCR’s webpage.
- Academic religious accommodations
EOCR provides guidelines to assist students and instructors with the religious accommodation process. You can access the guidelines on EOCR’s webpage.
The U.S. Department Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) provides information for military and veteran families about education benefits, links to education-related resources, and other program and services. You can access this information on OCR’s webpage.