The Institutional Equity Office aims to ensure that protected groups (racial minorities, women, the disabled, senior citizens, person of different sexual orientation, and Vietnam-era veterans) have equal opportunity and receive the support they need to be effective and successful as student, faculty, or staff members.  The office oversees the University's compliance with affirmative action/nondiscrimination legislation, and provides pre-grievance counseling to faculty, staff and students with discrimination complaints.  The office is available to help with any sexual harassment problems or questions. 

The Institutional Equity Officer helps to ensure that the campus promotes equal opportunity for all students, faculty and staff, including racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, women, the handicapped, the elderly, Vietnam-era veterans, and gays and lesbians.  The Officer oversees compliance with Regental by-laws, Presidential Policy and federal and state legislation regarding affirmative action/non-discrimination/equal opportunity in all areas of campus activity.  The Officer is available to provide information or answer questions about any of these areas or to receive complaints about discrimination or discriminatory harassment.

 
The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Discrimination and Harassment

Complaint Handling Process Flowchart

Standard Practice Guides related to Institutional Equity

• 201.08 - Grievance Procedure and Dispute Resolution
• 201.35 - Personnel Nondiscrimination Policy for Faculty and Staff
• 201.82 - Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Policy
  
• 201.84 - Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Policy for Individuals with Disabilities
• 201.87 - Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Policy for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era
• 201.89 - Sexual Harassment
• 201.89-1 - The Interim Policy on Discriminatory Harassment
  
• 601.01 - Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression
• 601.18 - Violence in the University Community
• 601.22 - Faculty-Student Relationships
• 601.22-1 - Employee-Student Relationships
• 601.6 - Preventing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Dearborn inquiries or complaints may be addressed to:

Eric Bolling
Institutional Equity Officer
Dearborn Human Resources
1020 Administration Building
Dearborn, MI 48128
Phone: 313-593-5190
E-mail:  ebol@umd.umich.edu

Other inquires or complaints may be addressed to:

Senior Director for Institutional Equity
Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator
Office for Institutional Equity
2072 Administrative Services Building
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1432
Phone:  734-763-0235, TTY 734-647-1388