Compliance Overview 2023
The mission of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance is to promote a deep understanding and appreciation among the diverse members of the university community to result in justice and equality in educational, employment and contracting opportunities, as well as to lead efforts to create an inclusive academic and work environment. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance supports the university’s mission.
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance works to ensure that the university is compliant with non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws and regulations such as: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the District of Columbia Human Rights Act; Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the District of Columbia Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
To uphold the university’s compliance with these laws and regulations, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance carries out the following responsibilities on behalf of the university: provides informal resolution services, including mediation, as a way to resolve allegations of harassment, discrimination and related retaliation; investigates allegations of harassment, discrimination and related retaliation; conducts administrative reviews and climate assessments; coordinates requests for accommodation based on disability, religion or pregnancy; prepares annual updates to the university’s affirmative action plan; provides training to the university community on relevant topics, such as implicit bias and bystander intervention; develops university policies and procedures related to EEO/AA, non-discrimination and sexual misconduct; completes compliance reports; assists with the university’s supplier diversity efforts; and coordinates the response to bias-related incidents as a core member of the Bias Reporting Team. Additionally, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Office of Title IX Compliance is responsible for upholding the university’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and relevant federal and local laws against sex discrimination.
1. About the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Compliance Work
Accommodations
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance is responsible for coordinating the university’s response to accommodation requests in accordance with federal and District of Columbia laws, as well as university policies. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance provides accommodation assistance to applicants for employment and current employees, including staff, AAPs, faculty, student employees and visitors, in some instances.
Requests for accommodation may be based on disability, religion or pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Examples of workplace accommodations may include equipment or software; office furniture; the opportunity to take reasonable, periodic breaks; an alteration of the work schedule; access to a lactation room; or temporary relocation of a work space.
To request an accommodation, individuals are invited to contact the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance in one of the following ways:
1. Submit an online request for
a: Disability accommodation
b. Religious accommodation
c. Pregnancy accommodation (based on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or a related medical condition)
2. Send an email to the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at oeoc@georgetown.edu
3. Call the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at 202-687-4798
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance considers each accommodation request individually and engages in an interactive process with the employee/applicant and the department. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance may request documentation to support an accommodation request and houses supporting documentation confidentially within the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance.
To ensure that all requests for accommodations based on disability, religion or pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding are given full consideration by the university, supervisors, managers and department chairs may neither grant nor deny an accommodation without consultation with the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance.
For more information about accessibility at Georgetown, please visit the university’s Accessibility website and the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance website.
Affirmative Action for Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans
Georgetown University is committed to promoting the full realization of equal employment opportunity for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans through an affirmative action program, in compliance with applicable laws. It is the goal of Georgetown University and its departments to advertise, recruit vigorously and employ qualified candidates.
Alternative Resolution
Alternative Resolution is a voluntary, collaborative opportunity to address issues of possible bias, discrimination, harassment or retaliation through a confidential non-investigative process, to build mutual understanding and promote healing. Any individual who believes that they may have experienced possible discrimination, harassment or retaliation in a Georgetown University program or activity, on- or off-campus, may request Alternative Resolution by sending an email to oeoc@georgetown.edu or calling 202-687-4798. Requests for Alternative Resolution are recorded in the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s files.
Alternative Resolution is facilitated by a neutral Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance staff member within a reasonably prompt time frame. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance encourages the use of alternative resolution, where appropriate.
Bias Reporting
Georgetown University has a rich tradition of embracing people from a wide spectrum of differing identities, including faith, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual and gender diversity, ability, socioeconomic status and backgrounds. The university considers acts of hate and bias unacceptable and antithetical to its commitment as an inclusive and respectful community.
The purpose of the Bias Reporting System is to document and respond to bias-related incidents experienced by community members, including students, faculty, staff/AAPs and to provide affected community members with support and resources. Through the Bias Reporting System, Georgetown tracks and reviews bias-related incidents, offers resources to impacted community members, identifies opportunities for educational programming and shares information with reporting individuals regarding options for next steps. Reporting bias may lead to both informal and formal actions in response to concerns identified, including an investigation through one of the university’s formal grievance procedures, following which the university can hold accountable individuals found to have violated a university policy.
Please be aware, however, that while the expression of an idea or point of view may be offensive or inflammatory to some, it is not necessarily a bias-related incident. The university values freedom of expression and the open exchange of ideas. The expression of controversial ideas and differing views is a vital part of the university discourse. While this value of openness protects controversial ideas, it does not protect harassment or expressions of bias or hate aimed at individuals, where such expression violates university policies.
Climate Assessments
Climate assessments provide an opportunity for departments/units to gain an understanding of how faculty and staff experience and perceive their workplaces. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance generally conducts climate assessments through questionnaires and voluntary individual or group meetings with faculty and staff. Information obtained through climate assessments is kept private and results typically are shared in aggregate form, or in a de-identified manner. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance generally makes recommendations to the departmental or unit leader following a climate assessment.
Formal Complaints
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance reviews, investigates and resolves alleged violations of the university’s Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination in Employment and Non-Discrimination in Education Policies, Affirmative Action Policy, the Policy Statement on Harassment, the Policy on Sexual Misconduct and the Policy on Consensual Sexual or Romantic Relationships.
If you believe you have experienced discrimination in violation of one of these policies, you may choose to file a complaint with the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance. Please note that any faculty or staff member (other than those who are statutorily prohibited from reporting) who learns of conduct that may violate the university’s anti-harassment policy must contact the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at 202-687-4798, within 24 hours, or as soon as possible. If in doubt as to whether certain conduct violates this policy, or if you have any questions about this policy or its application, please call the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance for a consultation.
To review the university’s Grievance Procedures or file a discrimination complaint with the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance, please refer to the Grievance Procedures and the Discrimination Complaint Form. Additional information about the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s complaint investigation and administrative review processes is available in the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Frequently Asked Questions document.
Applicants or employees who believe they have been denied a job or an equal opportunity to apply for a job based on a disability, covered medical condition or religion, refused a request for reasonable accommodation or have been asked illegal medical questions or have been required to take an illegal medical examination may contact the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at 202-687-4798, fax at (202) 687-7778, through our confidential email service at oeoc@georgetown.edu or may choose to file a complaint with the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance. Our office is located at 37th & O Streets, NW, M36 Darnall Hall, Washington, DC 20057.
Investigations and Administrative Reviews
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance investigates complaints over which it has jurisdiction; for example, complaints must allege conduct prohibited by a Georgetown University non-discrimination or anti-harassment policy and must be timely filed. To be accepted for investigation, a complaint must allege conduct which, if substantiated, would constitute a violation of one or more of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s policies. Individuals who file complaints are encouraged to provide as much detailed information as possible, including when the reported incident took place and the reason for the reporting individual’s belief that the conduct falls within the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s policies.
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance reviews administratively certain alleged violations of Georgetown’s institutional non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, such as instances where an individual chooses not to file a formal complaint but alleges serious or systemic conduct, which, if substantiated, could constitute a violation of an the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance policy.
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance has the authority to initiate an administrative review at any time when, in the judgment of the Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Compliance, such action is warranted. A department head or other university official may also request that the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance conduct an administrative review if this official becomes aware of alleged discrimination, harassment or related retaliation.
Additional information about the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s complaint investigation and administrative review processes is available in the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Frequently Asked Questions document.
Language Access and Diversity
Georgetown University celebrates language diversity and is committed to providing equal access to university services, programs and activities. The university strives to create a culture of linguistic inclusion by increasing visibility of language diversity and supporting access to language assistance resources.
Schools and departments are responsible for ensuring meaningful access to their programs, services and activities to individuals in a timely, reasonable, and effective manner, in accordance with law. Individual schools and departments are responsible for arranging and paying for translation and interpretation services to ensure equal access to information, programs, and services, where required by law.
A list of providers of translation and interpretation services is available via the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s website. If you have questions about the process for arranging language assistance services, please contact the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance.
The following university policies are available in multiple languages. If you need assistance with translations of other Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance-related policies into additional languages, please contact us at oeoc@georgetown.edu.
Required Workplace Postings
Policy Statement on Harassment
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) prohibits discrimination based on sex in any educational program, which includes sexual harassment or any acts of sexual misconduct. Title IX requires the university, upon becoming aware of any incident of sexual harassment and misconduct, to respond appropriately to protect and maintain the safety of the university community, including students, faculty and staff. Georgetown University prohibits sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic/dating violence and stalking.
Discrimination based on sex, including sexual misconduct and discrimination based on pregnancy or parenting status, subverts the university’s mission and threatens permanent damage to the educational experience, careers and well-being of students, faculty and staff.
The university provides resources for students, faculty,and staff/AAPs on issues relating to sexual misconduct, discrimination based on sex and discrimination based on pregnancy, including options for getting immediate help; the university’s policies against sexual misconduct; how to report sexual misconduct; the university’s Sexual Misconduct Reference Guide; and campus initiatives.
Data related to Title IX matters may be accessed in annual reports on the Title IX website.
Workshops
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance offers interactive, educational workshops to the Georgetown University community upon request. To request one of the workshops below, please send a request to oeocgeorgetown.edu.
Available Workshops Include:
– Active Bystander Intervention
– Bias Reporting System
– Diverse Recruitment and Hiring
– Employee Accommodations (for supervisors)
– Gender Identity and Expression
– Implicit Bias
– Mandatory Reporting (Title IX, Discrimination/Harassment)
– Microaggressions
– Planning Accessible Events
– Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment
Pre-Recorded Training: Title IX Mandatory Reporting Training
2. A Snapshot of Some of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s 2023 Compliance Activities
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s staff worked on a large number of matters during the 2023 calendar year. For example, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance worked on more than 582 formal complaints, administrative reviews, accommodation requests, bias reports and educational workshops in 2023. In addition to these matters, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance responded to many other important matters not reflected in the summary below, including reports of compliance concerns, requests for consultation and Title IX matters (for example, apart from the 582 matters reported above, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Title IX Office received and responded to 199 reports of sexual misconduct from across our campuses during the 2023 calendar year). The data reflected in the pie graph below and the discussion that follows represent only a portion of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s work.
Pie chart illustrating that Bias Reports constituted 24.6%, Formal Complaints 21.1%, Recruitment Plan Review 20.3%, Accommodation Requests 16.7%, Trainings and Educational Workshops 15.6% and Administrative Reviews 1.7% of reported compliance activities.
Formal Complaints
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance received more than 123 formal complaints during the 2023 calendar year. Of these, 42 were filed by staff, 6 were filed by faculty, 61 were filed by students or student organizations, 2 were filed by third parties and 11 were filed by unnamed persons.
61 formal complaints were filed against staff, 32 against faculty, 28 against students, 11 against the university and 8 against unnamed persons. Of the complaints filed against faculty, 66% were filed by students, 16% were filed by other faculty members and 9% were filed by staff.
Sexual harassment, race, and retaliation were the most common bases for formal complaints.
Bar chart illustrating that of the formal complaints filed in 2023, 42 were filed by staff, 6 were filed by faculty, 61 were filed by students or student organizations, 2 were filed by third parties and 11 were filed by unnamed persons.
Bar chart illustrating that of the formal complaints filed in 2023, 61 were filed against staff, 32 against faculty, 28 against students, 11 against the university and 8 against unnamed persons.
Row chart illustrating the bases on which formal complaints were filed in 2023. 77 formal complaints included an allegation of sexual harassment, 53 included an allegation of race-based discrimination, 52 alleged retaliation, 34 alleged national origin discrimination, 34 included a claim of sex/gender-based discrimination, 22 alleged discrimination based on color, 20 alleged religious discrimination, 19 alleged disability-based discrimination, 17 included claims of discrimination based on personal appearance or political affiliation, 14 alleged discrimination based on family responsibility and/or gender identity/expression, 6 alleged discrimination based on marital status and/or sexual orientation, 5 discrimination based on matriculation, 3 based on veteran status and 2 based on genetic information.
Basis For Complaint Total
- Age: 30
- Color: 22
- Disability: 19
- Family Responsibility: 14
- Gender Identity/Expression: 14
- Genetic Information: 2
- Marital Status: 6
- Matriculation: 5
- National Origin: 34
- Other: 42
- Personal Appearance: 17
- Political Affiliation: 17
- Race: 53
- Religion: 20
- Retaliation: 52
- Sex/Gender: 34
- Sexual Harassment: 77
- Sexual Orientation: 6
- Veteran Status: 3
Administrative Reviews
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance initiated approximately 10 administrative reviews in 2023. Of these, 50% concerned matters brought to the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s attention by students regarding alleged conduct by faculty members. The remaining administrative reviews involved allegations raised by administrators, staff or third parties about reported conduct by staff members. The administrative reviews addressed claims of alleged discrimination based on sex or gender, race, religion and/or national origin.
During calendar years 2022 and 2023, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance initiated approximately 23 administrative reviews. Due to the relatively small number of reviews conducted in 2023, results for 2022 and 2023 are presented here in the aggregate to preserve confidentiality. Following careful review of the available information and the totality of the circumstances, in 43% of the administrative reviews, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance identified violations of policy and/or made recommendations to address concerns. Examples of outcomes of administrative reviews may include training/educational workshops, changes in procedures, implementation of safeguards, compliance monitoring and referrals for potential disciplinary or corrective action.
Total New Accommodation Requests
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance facilitated approximately 97 new requests for accommodation based on disability, religion, and pregnancy filed by faculty and staff/AAPs, as well as applicants for employment. In addition to these requests, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance facilitated and monitored ongoing accommodation requests to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of employees and departments.
Disability Accommodations
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance facilitated more than 74 disability accommodation requests from faculty and staff/AAPs, as well as approximately 9 disability accommodation requests from applicants for employment.
Religious Accommodations
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance facilitated approximately 6 religious accommodation requests from faculty and staff/AAPs.
Pregnancy Accommodations
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance facilitated approximately 8 pregnancy or related accommodation requests from faculty and staff/AAPs.
Pie chart illustrating that 85.6% of accommodation requests were based on disability, 8.2% were based on pregnancy, and 6.2% were based on religion.
Educational Workshops Conducted
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance staff conducted more than 91 educational workshops across our campuses. Topics included Title IX education and awareness, implicit bias training, active bystander intervention, and non-discrimination, anti-harassment and non-retaliation training, such as on topics covered under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Graphic illustrating that of the educational workshops conducted, 41.8% focused on Title IX matters, 30.8% focused on other matters (e.g., gender identity and expression, non-discrimination/anti-harassment, non-retaliation), 19.8% focused on Implicit Bias and 7.7% focused on Active Bystander Intervention.
Faculty Recruitment Plans Reviewed
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance reviewed approximately 96 faculty recruitment plans and approximately 22 recruitment plans for fellows. For each recruitment plan, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance provided input to help diversify candidate pools and the Georgetown University workforce.
Reports of Bias-Related Incidents
The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance partnered with offices across our campuses to respond to more than 143 reports of bias-related incidents. For more information about the Bias Reporting System, including an overview of data regarding reported bias-related incidents, please visit the Bias Reporting website.
3. Some Highlights of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Proactive Work
- Accessible Commencement: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance contributed to university-wide efforts to make commencement ceremonies more accessible, including by collaborating with campus partners to update the accessible commencement web page and supporting increased availability of sign language interpreters, captioning and assistive listening devices.
- Alternative Resolution Process: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance implemented the alternative resolution process. Alternative Resolution is a voluntary, collaborative opportunity to address issues of possible bias, discrimination, harassment or retaliation through a confidential non-investigative process, to build mutual understanding and promote healing. Alternative Resolution may be used in lieu of, or as an initial step prior to, filing an Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance complaint. If a formal complaint is filed, the parties also have the option to utilize the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Informal Resolution process, as described in the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s grievance procedures.
- Accessibility Website: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance collaborated closely with campus partners on the university’s accessibility website, which provides a centralized hub for information and resources regarding accessibility at Georgetown.
- Updated Planning Accessible Events page: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance updated its Planning an Accessible Event web page to include best practices for planning accessible events to support the university’s commitment to providing inclusive and accessible events for everyone, including disabled participants.
- Accessible Events Guide: In collaboration with the Academic Resource Center, the Disability Cultural Center and the Office of Strategic Communications, the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance contributed to the creation of the following guides designed to increase accessibility of university events: Accessibility Guide
- Social Media and Zoom Accessibility FAQs
- Accessible Events Checklist
- Language Diversity and Access: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance celebrates language diversity and is committed to providing equal access to university services, programs, and activities. The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance contributed to the university’s commitment to creating a culture of linguistic inclusion by increasing visibility of language diversity and supporting access to language assistance resources.
- Information and Resources Page: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance created a centralized web page with information about its processes and resources for individuals who may experience discrimination, harassment, or related retaliation.
- Updated Interpretive Guidance on Protected Bases: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance clarified that the university interprets its non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies to prohibit discrimination, including harassment, based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. This protection against discrimination includes antisemitism, caste-based discrimination and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination. Covered discrimination based on race, color, national origin and/or religion may include, for example, discrimination involving: racial, ethnic, or ancestral slurs or stereotypes; an accent or name commonly associated with particular shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics; and personal appearance, including skin color, physical features, or style of dress that reflects both ethnic and religious traditions. See the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance’s webpage for more information.
- Resource Guides: The Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance provides resource guides for community members with information about our processes. Links to a selection of the resource guides are available below. Options document
- Overview of Bias Reporting Process
- Pronoun Practices for Teaching and Learning
- Guidance on non-retaliation
- ERG One-Pager
- Supportive Resources
- FAQ Document (Contains information about the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance‘s formal processes)
- Workplace Accommodations
- Pregnant and Parenting Students
- Overview of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance Formal Complaint Process
- Service Animals and Transportation Services
4. Helpful Links
Make a report
- Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance: oeoc@georgetown.edu
- Title IX Matters: titleixoeoc@georgetown.edu
File a formal complaint
Request a meeting with an Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance staff member
- Email: oeoc@georgetown.edu
- Call: 202-687-4798
Request an accommodation
- Submit an online request for a:
- Disability accommodation
- Religious accommodation
- Pregnancy accommodation (based on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or a related medical condition)
- Send an email to the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at oeoc@georgetown.edu
- Call the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at 202-687-4798
Speak with a confidential resource
- Ombuds:
- Hilltop Campus Faculty Ombuds — Catherine Langlois, langlois@georgetown.edu
- GUMC Faculty Ombuds — Bassem Haddad, haddadb1@georgetown.edu
- Office of the Ombudsperson (for SOM students) — Stacey Kaltman, sk279@georgetown.edu
- Student Ombuds (for undergraduate and graduate students) — Daniela Brancaforte, studentombuds@georgetown.edu
- University Staff Ombuds — Linda Brothers, Linda.Brothers@georgetown.edu
- Georgetown University’s Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) provides free, confidential counseling, consultation and educational services to faculty, staff and their immediate family members. We can assist with a variety of personal and work-related concerns, including mental health issues, workplace conflict, relationship problems, parenting stress and substance abuse.
- Journey’s employee assistance program provides customized well-being resources through its digital platform as well as concierge-level support for individuals seeking therapy or coaching. Journey provides free mental health therapy and support for all benefits-eligible employees and their families in the Washington, DC, metro area, across the United States and internationally.
Report an accessibility barrier
5. Consult with the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance
To consult the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance about possible discrimination, harassment, or related retaliation, contact: (alpha order)
Sydney Adams
Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Civil Rights Investigator
sa2054@georgetown.edu
Samantha Berner
Title IX Coordinator and Director of Title IX Compliance
Samantha.Berner@georgetown.edu
Mary Chlopecki
Senior Investigator and Counsel
mc2672@georgetown.edu
Rebecca Cpin
Director of Affirmative Action Compliance & Data Analytics
Rebecca.Cpin@georgetown.edu
Sharrell McCaskill
Accessibility Manager and Civil Rights Investigator
sm3728@georgetown.edu
Bisi Ladeji Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Olabisi.Okubadejo@georgetown.edu
Cheryl Rost
Senior Civil Rights Investigator
cc1448@georgetown.edu
Ruby Smith
Office Administrator and Project Manager
ruby.smith@georgetown.edu
Tonya Turner
Associate Director
hindst@georgetown.edu
LaDreena Walton
Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Civil Rights Investigator
ladreena.walton@georgetown.edu
Members of the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s Intake and Care Management Team are available to speak with individuals who have questions about the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance’s process. The Intake and Care Management Team conducts initial intake and assessment of formal complaints and reports of discrimination, harassment and related retaliation. The Intake and Care Management team also offers information about supportive resources, facilitates requests for accommodation, and works with community members to resolve Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance-related matters through non-investigative processes such as mediation.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
Georgetown University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities and embraces the diversity of its faculty, staff and students. Georgetown prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of any protected characteristic, as outlined below.
Non-Discrimination in Education
Georgetown University provides educational opportunities without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, age, color, disability, family responsibilities, familial status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, personal appearance, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, veteran’s status or any other factor prohibited by law in its educational programs and activities.
Non-Discrimination in Employment
Georgetown University provides equal opportunity in employment for all persons, and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment in all aspects of employment because of age, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, matriculation, national origin, personal appearance, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other factor prohibited by law.
Prohibition against Retaliation
Georgetown University prohibits retaliation, harassment or other adverse action against an individual for making a complaint in good faith, assisting in an investigation, opposing harassment or otherwise exercising rights protected by law. It also prohibOffice for Equal Opportunity Compliance and may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
Coordination of Compliance
The following person has been designated to handle questions regarding Georgetown’s non-discrimination and affirmative action policies:
Bisi Ladeji Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Section 504, Americans with Disability Act, and Age Act Coordinator
Georgetown University
Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance
M-36 Darnall Hall
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20057
202-687-4798
The following person has been designated to handle questions regarding Georgetown’s Title IX policy:
Samantha Berner, J.D.
Title IX Coordinator and Director of Title IX Compliance
Georgetown University
Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance
M-36 Darnall Hall
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20057
(202) 687-4798
Individuals with inquiries regarding these policies are encouraged to first contact the employees listed above. Individuals with inquiries about Title IX may also choose to contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.