Appendx C

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Under Executive Order 11246 as amended, all education institutions with federal contracts totaling $50,000 or more and having fifty or more employees must have a written Affirmative Action Plan, documenting "good faith" efforts to end discriminatory practices in employment. Copies of the University of Arkansas Affirmative Action Plan are available in the Office of Human Relations, ADMN 415.

The University is also covered by several other pieces of federal legislation which prohibit discrimination. These include TITLE VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against students or others on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in all institutions receiving federal monies by way of a grant, loan, or contract; TITLE VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, which prohibits discrimination in employment (including hiring, upgrading salaries, fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex in all institutions with fifteen or more employees; the Equal Pay Act of 1963 as amended, which prohibits discrimination in salaries (including almost all fringe benefits) on the basis of sex for employees in all institutions; TITLE IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Higher Education Act) which covers many issues dealing directly with students; i.e., admissions, financial aid, housing, etc., and which provides that no person shall be discriminated against because of sex in any education program or activity that receives financial assistance; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination against qualified people with disabilities in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance; and, Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which extends federal civil rights protection to people with disabilities in employment and public services and transportation. Any questions regarding these issues can be referred to the Director of Human Relations, ADMN 415, 575-2158.