Equal Opportunity Employment Program
The Graduate Center of The City University of New York recruits, employs, retains, and promotes persons in all job titles without regard to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, color, alienage or citizenship, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. The Graduate Center:
Bases decisions on employment so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.
Ensures that promotion decisions are in accord with principles of equal employment opportunity by approving only valid requirements for promotional opportunities.
Ensures that all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, terminations, college-sponsored training, education, and tuition assistance are administered without regard to gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, political belief, age, or disability.
The Graduate Center takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified veterans with disabilities and veterans of the Vietnam era at all levels of employment.
The Graduate Center as a constituent unit of The City University of New York, a public university system, adheres to federal, state, and city laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment, including, among others, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 of the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Executive Order 11246 as amended, and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. The "protected classes" as delineated in the federal Executive Order are: Black, Hispanic (including Puerto Rican), Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Women; on December 9, 1976, the Chancellor of The City University of New York included Italian Americans as a protected class. The University continues to exercise affirmative action for the protected classes, including Italian Americans.
The Graduate Center President is charged with overall responsibility for affirmative action. The following have responsibilities as indicated:
Affirmative Action Officer: Edith Rivera Cancel (212-817-7410)
504 / ADA Coordinator: Vice President for Student Affairs Matthew Schoengood (212-817-7400)
Title IX Coordinator: Vice President for Student Affairs Matthew Schoengood.
All officers of administration, executive officers, office heads, faculty, and staff must adhere to the principles and requirements of the Graduate Center's Affirmative Action Plan. Copies of the Affirmative Action Plan are available for review in the Mina Rees Library, the Office of Human Resources (Room 8403), and the Affirmative Action Office (Room 7301)
The Graduate Center is committed to promoting pluralism and diversity and combating racism and bigotry. Concerns, questions, and complaints about affirmative action and equal employment may be addressed to any member of the Graduate Center Affirmative Action Committee (contact the Affirmative Action Officer for names).
