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Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Delaware State University adheres to all civil rights laws. The University does not discriminate and does not permit discrimination in its admissions practices, employment practices, or educational programs or activities on the basis of the following Protected Characteristics (actual or perceived):

  • Age
  • Color
  • Creed
  • Disability
  • Genetic Information
  • Marital, Parental, or Familial Status
  • National or Ethnic Origin
  • Pregnancy or Related Conditions
  • Race • Religion
  • Sex
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
  • Veteran or Military Status and
  • Any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law.

Individuals can make inquiries about the University’s Nondiscrimination and Title IX Policy (which addresses sex and sex-based discrimination or harassment and non-sex-based discrimination or harassment (age, race, disability, religion, etc.)) or make a report or a complaint about an alleged policy violation to the University’s Equity/Title IX Coordinator, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.

University’s Internal Resources

Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX
Mijrane Belizaire, J.D.
Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator
Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center
1200 N. Dupont Hwy, Suite #314, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302.857.6374
Email: titleix [at] desu.edu
 

External Resources 

Delaware Division of Human & Civil Rights
Kent County
861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite #145,
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302.739.4567 / Toll Free Number: 877.54HUMAN
www.humanandcivilrights.delaware.gov

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”)
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Phone: 800.421.3481
Fax: 202.453.6012
TDD#: 877.521.2172
Email: OCR [at] ed.gov

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)
Philadelphia District Office
801 Market Street, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3126
Phone: 800.669.4000
Fax: 215.440.2606
Email: PDOContact [at] eeoc.gov

The University’s Nondiscrimination &Title IX Policy and resolution procedures are located on the University’s website at: https://www.desu.edu/TitleIX