UA Non-discrimination Policy
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The University of Alabama (UA) should affirm its commitment to providing a work and academic environment free of discrimination for all students, faculty, and staff.
UAs reputation is suffering because of its failure to expand the nondiscrimination policy, making it harder to recruit and retain talented students, faculty, and staff. UA is the only member of the thirteen Southeastern Conference (SEC) member schools that has not yet added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
President Witt and the University Administration have already expressed commitment to the core values of tolerance, inclusiveness, and diversity, but have failed to affirm the same respect for our LGBTQ community. Silence on the issue amounts to an endorsement of discrimination and disrespect.
Accordingly, we, the undersigned students*, call for the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to UA's nondiscrimination policy.
University of Alabamas Nondiscrimination Notice
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The University of Alabama complies with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Adjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, [sexual orientation, gender identity,] age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in, its programs and services.
* You must be a currently enrolled student to sign this petition. This is circulating in print and online. Please be sure not to sign twice.
UAs reputation is suffering because of its failure to expand the nondiscrimination policy, making it harder to recruit and retain talented students, faculty, and staff. UA is the only member of the thirteen Southeastern Conference (SEC) member schools that has not yet added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
President Witt and the University Administration have already expressed commitment to the core values of tolerance, inclusiveness, and diversity, but have failed to affirm the same respect for our LGBTQ community. Silence on the issue amounts to an endorsement of discrimination and disrespect.
Accordingly, we, the undersigned students*, call for the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to UA's nondiscrimination policy.
University of Alabamas Nondiscrimination Notice
[proposed new language in brackets]
The University of Alabama complies with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Adjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, [sexual orientation, gender identity,] age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in, its programs and services.
* You must be a currently enrolled student to sign this petition. This is circulating in print and online. Please be sure not to sign twice.
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