{"id":339,"date":"2013-09-27T10:18:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/affirmativeaction\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:43:36","slug":"equal-employment-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/equal-employment-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal Employment Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/figure>
\n\n

Equal Employment Opportunity <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

\u202fThe University of Rhode Island Office of Equal Opportunity leads the university\u2019s Equal Employment Opportunity and Permissible Affirmative Action Compliance Programs, which have been developed to reaffirm the University of Rhode Island\u2019s policy of providing equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, age, country of ancestral or national origin, genetic information, religion, disability status, military or protected veteran status, marital status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and related conditions, whistleblower activity, or any other protected class, category, or characteristic (also \u201cProtected Status\u201d).  <\/p>\n\n\nClick here to learn more<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

\n
\n

The Office of Equal Opportunity supports the recruitment, selection, and hiring process by enforcing compliance with applicable civil rights laws and regulations. The Office of Equal Opportunity works with the University leadership to: (1) administer due process requirements; (2) establish and assess recruitment goals; (3) offer training on civil rights topics; and (4) educate those involved in the recruitment, selection, and hiring process to address discrimination in all aspects of employment. We hope you enjoy the resources below, which have been introduced to reaffirm our commitment to providing equal employment opportunity for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Resources for Hiring Managers, Search Committee Chairs, and Search Committee Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hiring Managers, Search Committee Chairs, and Search Committee members are invited to review these resources, which were developed to avoid potential discrimination in the hiring and recruitment process, and support institutional efforts to attract quality applicants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Civil Rights Compliance Toolkit for Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring<\/h2>

Developed to reaffirm the University\u2019s policy of providing
equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to protected status.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

access the civil rights compliance toolkit for employee recruitment, selection, and hiring<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Checklist: Civil Rights Compliance Toolkit for Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring<\/h2>

Access a shortened version of the Civil Rights Compliance Toolkit for Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Access Checklist Civil Rights Compliance Toolkit for Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Permissible Interview Questions<\/h2>

Review the permissible interview questions resource prior to hosting interviews.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Access the permissible interview questions<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Accessibility Considerations Checklist<\/h2>

Search Committee members and hiring authorities are encouraged to review this checklist prior to hosting interviews.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Review the accessibility considerations checklist<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Permissible Affirmative Action<\/h2>

All employment decisions are made without regard to disability status.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Learn about permissible affirmative action compliance at uru<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Civil Rights Reports<\/h2>

The Office of Equal Opportunity is responsible for civil rights reporting, including the annual Nondiscrimination Plan.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Review the latest Nondiscrimination Plan and other reports<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to access these materials in an alternative format may email equalopportunity@uri.edu <\/a>or call 401-874-4009.<\/a> For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711. For general questions, please review the areas of scope<\/a> of the Office of Equal Opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Office of Equal Opportunity supports the recruitment, selection, and hiring process by enforcing compliance with applicable civil rights laws and regulations. The Office of Equal Opportunity works with the University leadership to: (1) administer due process requirements; (2) establish and assess recruitment goals; (3) offer training on civil rights topics; and (4) educate those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3247,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions\/3247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/equal-opportunity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}