The Division of Equal Opportunity Compliance and Recruitment collaborates with departments and programs to achieve the University-wide goal of attracting and supporting faculty and staff across all our schools. We assist departments with creating hiring plans that acknowledge and account for organizational and structural bias; provide tools to search committees, offer support for applicant evaluation and interview metrics, and work with departments to help build and develop candidate pipelines. The Office is also responsible for the Academic Search and Recruiting (ASR) system.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination in Hiring
Columbia University is committed to providing a working, learning and living environment free from discrimination, and harassment and to fostering a nurturing and vibrant community founded upon the fundamental dignity and worth of all of its members.
Affirmative Action Program for Persons with Disabilities
In accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 793a, the University maintains a written affirmative action program for the employment of persons with disabilities. Employees and applicants for employment who have a disability are invited to identify themselves as disabled and to participate in the program. Employees and applicants for employment may also contact OIE for information about the program or to discuss concerns they have about their own situations.
Section 503’s regulations define an individual with a disability as “any person who (1) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities, (2) has a record of such impairment, or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment.”
If you have a disability and would like to be considered under the affirmative action program, and have not indicated so in the past, please notify OIE’s Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance and Recruitment.
The Affirmative Action Plan is updated annually in the fall and is available for review in the Office of Institutional Equity.
Affirmative Action Plan for Covered Veterans
In accordance with Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 38 U.S.C. §4212 as amended by Section 7 of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, 38 U.S.C. §4212(b), the University maintains an affirmative action plan for the employment and advancement in employment of persons who are special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era and any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. Persons who may be subject to the statutory benefits are invited to participate in the program. Questions concerning the University’s compliance with the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act should be directed to OIE’s Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance and Recruitment.
Copies of the written program are available for inspection at the Office of Institutional Equity.
OIE Language Access Plan
Language Access Policy
Columbia University recruits, educates, trains and offers programs primarily in the greater New York City metropolitan area. Columbia University is committed to providing meaningful access for individuals with limited English proficiency to the institution’s programs and services.
Language services are available, such as qualified foreign language interpreters and information written in other languages, to ensure meaningful access to programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency.
If you need these services, please contact: Office of Institutional Equity, [email protected]. You may also call OIE at (212) 854- 5511.
Access the complete policy.