Equity and Access Services

Office of the President

Discrimination Incident Reporting Form

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at VCU

Equal Opportunity

The Office of Equal Opportunity oversees the implementation and enforcement of VCU’s Preventing and Responding to Discrimination policy, as well as the Notice of Nondiscrimination. This office also has shared responsibilities under the university’s Sex-Based Misconduct Policy.

Core functions of this office include:

  • Providing non-discrimination training for all university employees and student leaders.
  • Investigating allegations of discrimination or harassment that fall under the Preventing and Responding to Discrimination policy or allegations against employees that fall under the Sex-Based Misconduct Policy.
  • VCU’s Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) office within EAS promotes an environment where everyone at VCU can work, learn and live without discrimination based on their legally protected status.
  • The EEO/AA office implements VCU’s compliance with the affirmative action mandate derived from the university’s status as a federal contractor. Federal mandates require that VCU hire, retain and promote persons with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and protected veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.
  • Providing prevention-oriented consultations to schools and business units across the university on issues related to equal opportunity and non-discrimination.

You can reach the Office of Equal Opportunity by sending an email to equity@vcu.edu or calling (804) 828-1347.

Affirmative action

VCU bases all employment decisions only on job requirements. These efforts apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, promotion, and compensation.