Affirmative Action Policy

Individuals covered

Regular employees, full time and part time faculty, and applicants for employment.

Policy

Northwestern University actively seeks women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons for employment and promotion to maintain a University community based on equal opportunity, to reflect the diversity of American society, and to contribute the national effort to improve opportunity for women and minorities. Northwestern University complies with all applicable laws.

Means

Northwestern University's affirmative action effort is based on the personal commitments of University officials, faculty, and staff; an adequate monitoring system; objectives for staff employment established by the department of human resources; and search efforts overseen by the provost in the faculty and exempt academic staff employment processes.