Affirmative Action Plans are important for Rhode Island state government because they help ensure equal employment opportunities, diversity, and compliance with federal and state requirements. An affirmative action plan provides agencies with a road map for building a diverse and equitable workforce. Well-designed affirmative action plans also support the long-term goals and values of the agency.

An affirmative action program is dynamic in nature and includes measurable objectives, quantitative analyses, and internal auditing and reporting systems that measure representation within the University of Rhode Island’s workforce. The University pledges that it will post all vacancies, including transfers, and will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, country of ancestral or national origin, genetic information, religion, disability status, military status, marital status, pregnancy status or related condition, whistleblower activity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, or expression, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected class, category, or characteristic 

For additional information regarding the University of Rhode Island’s Affirmative Action Program, please review the latest report.