Commitment to Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity
The Board of Trustees has affirmed the commitment of the college to nondiscrimination and to active efforts to provide equal employment opportunities:
“Vassar College states that it has been, and continues to be, its policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants in all job classifications without regard for race, color, religious belief, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, or age. Additionally, should state or federal law be enacted during the period this policy is extant which prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon a group’s protected status not listed in the above categories, this policy will be deemed amended to afford protection to such groups. It is and continues to be the policy of Vassar College that all applicants for employment are recruited, hired and assigned on the basis of personal merit without discrimination because of race, color, religious belief, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, or age Furthermore, it is the practice of Vassar College to ensure that all its employees are treated equally and that no distinctions are made in compensation, promotion, and transfer because of the employee’s race, color, religious belief, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, or age.”
Vassar College continues to support its policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, it is Vassar College’s practice to seek out qualified candidates for appointment from broad and diverse applicant pools. Fundamental to these statements of institutional policy is the recognition that the presence of a diverse group of individuals on the faculty is needed for the college to fulfill its educational mission. The intent of this policy is that departments and programs engage in a vigorous program of recruitment that ensures a large, diverse, and highly qualified pool of applicants for any position.