Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale University 2016-2017 For the most updated information, visit www.yale.edu/equalopportunity Photos2 by Michael Marsland and Joanne Wilcox. Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale University TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 President Salovey’s Statement Definition of Sexual Harassment Definition of Sexual Assault 3 Resources at a Glance Definition of Sexual Consent Policy on Teacher-Student Consensual Relations 4 Resources and Offices Policy on Relationship Between Staff Members Office for Equal Opportunity Programs Office of Diversity and Inclusion 19 Affirmative Action Plans and Programs Affinity Groups Women and Members of Minority Groups Office of Faculty Development and Diversity Persons with Disabilities Resource Office on Disabilities Covered Veterans Provost Advisory Committee on Resources for Students and Employees with Disabilities 20 Other Federal and State Equal Opportunity The Women Faculty Forum and Non-Discrimination Laws OISS/International Center for Federal Yale Students and Scholars State Title IX Coordinators 21 Grievance Procedures of the University Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education Center (SHARE) Complaints of Sexual Misconduct (including Harassment) Religious Diversity at Yale For Students-General Grievance Procedures 11 Cultural Centers and Councils Complaints of Racial or Ethnic Harassment Afro-American Cultural Center For Faculty Asian American Cultural Center For Postdoctoral Fellows at the School of Medicine LaCasa Cultural, The Latino Cultural Center Managerial and Professional and Other Staff Members Excluded from Bargaining Units Native American Cultural Center Staff Covered by the Bargaining Agreement Intercultural Affairs Council (IAC) with Local No. 34 Office of LGBTQ Resources Staff Covered by the Bargaining Agreement with Local No. 35 14 The Graduate and Professional Schools Special Education Teachers at the Cedarhurst School School of Medicine Office for Women in Medicine Staff Covered by the Bargaining Agreement with the Yale Police Benevolent Association School of Medicine Ombuds Office Complaints Against Members of the University Office for Graduate Student Development Police Department and Diversity Security Officers Covered by the Bargaining School of Medicine Office of Multicultural Affairs Agreement with Security, Police & Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) 15 Statements, Standards, and Policies Complaints of discrimination and Unfair Treatment: Yale University’s Equal Opportunity Statement The Informal Process Definition of Sexual Misconduct Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale University 1 PRESIDENT SALOVEY’S STATEMENT Yale’s strong commitment to diversity reflects flourish. With the leadership of the university’s not only our dedication to equal opportunity chief diversity officer, eight highly successful in admissions and employment but also our affinity groups promote networking among focus on attracting the most capable and talented diverse communities. We continue to focus individuals from around the globe. The success on improving recruitment efforts to reach of Yale’s educational and research missions underrepresented minority groups, and on depends on the diverse backgrounds, experiences, working to make career opportunities at and accomplishments of our faculty, students, Yale broadly visible. and staff. Their different perspectives enliven the intellectual exchange of ideas at the university and The pages that follow describe a number of Yale prepare them to contribute successfully to a world policies related to diversity and equal opportunity that demands intercultural competency. on our campus. You will also find information on the offices and individuals from whom you can Socioeconomic mobility has long been a central seek information or counsel, as well as the pillar of Yale’s efforts. In the nineteenth century, committees and procedures designed to protect the university made a concerted effort to keep the rights and welfare of our faculty, students, tuition low so that students of modest means and employees. could matriculate. Our alumni were among the first from any college in the early twentieth The provost, vice presidents, deans, and other century to fund student scholarships. In the early members of the university leadership join me in 1960s, university leaders made the commitment reaffirming our commitment to equal opportunity to provide need-based financial aid. Today, Yale and diversity and to providing an environment of College admits all undergraduates, including mutual respect and intellectual discovery in which international students, regardless of their families’ all members of the Yale community can grow ability to pay; more than half of students qualify and flourish for need-based assistance. Mentoring programs for untenured faculty are being developed across campus to nurture Peter Salovey, President faculty early in their careers. In addition, Yale has broadened the scope of education and training for all participants in faculty searches and increased mentoring and support for postdoctoral appointees. Although we have more work to do to recruit and advance women faculty in the sciences, medicine, and engineering, we have made great strides recently, and our departments in these fields include numerous prominent women in positions of leadership. We are committed to ongoing progress in increasing the diversity of our staff, and to providing resources to help all of our employees 2 Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale University Cultural Centers and Councils Afro-American Cultural Center http://afam.yalecollege.yale.edu/ Asian American Cultural Center http://aacc.yalecollege.yale.edu/ LaCasa Cultural, The Latino Cultural Center http://lacasa.yalecollege.yale.edu/ Native American Cultural Center http://nacc.yalecollege.yale.edu/ Intercultural Affairs Council (YAC) http://yalecollege.yale.edu/campus-life/ cultural-affairs-centers/intercultural-affairs-council-iac RESOURCES AT A GLANCE Office of LGBTQ Resources http://lgbtq.yale.edu/ Office for Equal Opportunity Programs www.yale.edu/equalopportunity Graduate and Professional Schools Office of Faculty Development and Diversity Office for Graduate Student Development & http://faculty.yale.edu/ Diversity Office of Diversity and Inclusion http://gsas.yale.edu/diversity/ http://your.yale.edu/community/diversity-inclusion/ office-graduate-student-development-diversity office-diversity-and-inclusion School of Medicine Office for Women Provost Advisory Committee on Resources for in Medicine Students and Employees with Disabilities http://medicine.yale.edu/owm/ http://rod.yale.edu/provost-advisory-committee School of Medicine Office of Multicultural Affairs Resource Office on Disabilities https://medicine.yale.edu/education/quicklinks/di/ http://rod.yale.edu/ School of Medicine Ombuds Office The Women Faculty Forum http://medicine.yale.edu/ombuds/ http://wff.yale.edu/ Title IX Coordinators Resources Relating to Sexual Misconduct http://provost.yale.edu/title-ix Resource Summary OISS/International Center for Yale Students http://smr.yale.edu/ and Scholars http://oiss.yale.edu/ Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education Center (SHARE) Religious Diversity at Yale http://sharecenter.yale.edu/ http://chaplain.yale.edu/ University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct http://provost.yale.edu/uwc Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale University 3 RESOURCES AND OFFICES Office of Diversity and Inclusion http://your.yale.edu/community/diversity-inclusion/ Office for Equal Opportunity Programs office-diversity-and-inclusion www.yale.edu/equalopportunity Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Chief Diversity Officer Valarie Stanley, Director The Office of Diversity and The Office oversees the Inclusion (ODI) collaborates University’s affirmative action with departments and programs and compliance with individuals across the campus equal opportunity policies and to promote harmonious and laws. The Office reviews and accessible work environments monitors faculty and certain that are both respectful and inclusive of people staff searches to ensure that policies on equal from various backgrounds and experiences. opportunity and affirmative action are enforced. A department within Human Resources and The Office coordinates the Employment Administration, ODI provides a range of Accommodation Program for Persons with information, consultation, and training on issues Disabilities. As the Title IX Coordinator for related to the recruitment and management of Faculty and Staff, the Director works closely with a diverse workforce on campus. It measures all Title IX Coordinators across campus to address and tracks diversity recruitment and internal gender equity and gender discrimination issues. placement within the University. ODI sponsors The Director is also the University’s Section seven employee resource groups most commonly 504 Coordinator and Age Discrimination Act referred to as affinity groups whose primary focus Coordinator. Any student, employee, or applicant is to foster community-building (see pp. 6-7). for programs or employment at Yale who is The seven affinity groups are; Working Women’s concerned about affirmative action, equal Network (WWN), Asian Network at Yale (ANY), opportunity, racial harassment, or fairness in Yale Latino Networking Group (YLNG), Lesbian admission or employment at Yale, either in Bisexual Gay Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ), general or with respect to his or her own the Future Leaders of Yale (FLY),