What Is Title VI?
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. As a recipient of federal funding, SUNY Oneonta is committed to providing an educational and working environment free from discrimination prohibited by Title VI.
Title VI protections include discrimination and harassment based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, when the conduct is based on race, color, or national origin. Title VI prohibits retaliation against an individual for reporting discrimination, participating in an investigation, or exercising rights protected under Title VI.
Questions or Concerns About Title VI
If you have questions about Title VI or believe you have experienced or witnessed discrimination or harassment that may be covered by Title VI, please contact SUNY Oneonta’s Title VI Coordinator.
Title VI Coordinator
Dr. Bernadette Tiapo
Vice President for Equity & Inclusion, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Officer, and Title VI Coordinator
Office of Equity & Inclusion
Email: oei@oneonta.edu
Phone: 607-436-2830
Discrimination Complaint Procedure
SUNY Oneonta is committed to maintaining a learning and workplace environment free from Sexual Harassment and unlawful Discrimination. In its continuing effort to seek equity in education and employment, and in support of Federal and State anti-discrimination legislation, SUNY Oneonta has adopted this complaint procedure for the prompt and equitable investigation and resolution of allegations of unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, arrest record, citizenship or immigration status, gender, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law. Harassment on the basis of the above protected categories is one form of unlawful Discrimination.
SUNY Oneonta will take steps to prevent Discrimination and Harassment, to prevent their recurrence, and to remedy their discriminatory effects on the victim(s) and others, if appropriate. Sex discrimination includes Sexual Harassment and sexual and interpersonal violence. Depending on whether the alleged conduct meets the definition found at 34 C.F.R. § 106.30 and the affiliation of the Respondent, it may be addressed under this Procedure or the applicable Campus’s Student Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) Grievance Procedure. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in any manner in this Procedure is strictly prohibited and may result in disciplinary or other appropriate action.
SUNY’s Discrimination Complaint Procedure for Non-Title IX Discrimination and Title IX Discrimination: https://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=451