7.12 CUNY Non-Discrimination Policy & Complaint Reporting Portal

It is our policy to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and provide benefits to employees (including paid and unpaid interns) and to admit and provide services for students without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, partnership status, disability, genetic information, alienage, citizenship, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence/stalking/sex offenses, unemployment status, or any other legally prohibited basis in accordance with federal, state and city laws.

We also provide reasonable accommodations when appropriate to individuals with disabilities, individuals observing religious practices, employees who have pregnancy or childbirth-related medical conditions, or employees who are victims of domestic violence/stalking/sex offenses.

It is a violation of this policy for any member of the college community to engage in discrimination or to retaliate against a member of the community for raising an allegation of discrimination, filing a complaint alleging discrimination, or for participating in any proceeding to determine whether discrimination has occurred.

Individuals who experience discrimination or sexual misconduct may file complaints with my office which will be investigated in a fair and impartial manner. CUNY requires that you initially report complaints of discrimination and retaliation (not sexual misconduct) by using the CUNY Complaint Reporting Portal.

The report will then be sent to Michael Valente, Chief Diversity Officer, who will review the report thoroughly and take appropriate action, which may include reaching out to you for more information and to explore next steps. A report may be made anonymously. An anonymous report will be taken seriously and reviewed thoroughly; however, the ability to investigate an anonymous report and pursue further action may be limited.

If you have experienced discrimination, discriminatory retaliation or sex-based misconduct, please contact the law school’s Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, Michael J. Valente, Esq. You may view his contact information and relevant policies on the law school’s Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity website.

Discrimination & Retaliation Complaint Reporting Portal
Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination Policy
Notice of Non-Discrimination
Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments