The UC Berkeley Academic Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Program outlines UC Berkeley's policies, responsibilities, priorities and programs for ensuring equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
As an employer that receives state and federal contract and grants funds, the University of California must maintain an affirmative action plan regarding individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and a nondiscrimination program ensuring equal employment opportunity. The plan and the program is evaluated, monitored, and updated annually.
As a federal contractor, the University of California has an obligation to comply with affirmative action regulations governing all levels of employment for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, including academic personnel practices. The University also has an obligation to comply with state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, and other protected categories.
Additionally, the University engages in voluntary practices promoting values of diversity and equal opportunity. These are important vehicles for expressing the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching and research that will serve the needs of our increasingly diverse state, nation and world. UC Berkeley is committed to making efforts to achieve and maintain a diverse faculty.
As part of its commitment to affirmative action, the University sets annual utilization goals for individuals with disabilities, and hiring benchmarks for protected veterans. It also makes and monitors good faith efforts to reach those goals.
For more information about the Academic Affirmative Action Plan and the nondiscrimination program, please email ofew@berkeley.edu.
More information can also be found on the People and Culture website.