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  132.0 VI-1.00-POLICY ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
 
 
  (Approved by the Board of Regents on October 19, 1989)
 
 
        The University of Maryland System is actively committed to
  providing equal educational and employment opportunity in all of
  its institutions and programs.  All policies, programs, and
  activities of the University System are and shall be in
  conformity with all pertinent federal and State laws on non-
  discrimination regarding race, color, religion, age, national
  origin, sex, and handicap, including, but not limited to, Title
  VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Title IX of the
  1972 Education Amendments, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
  Act of 1973.
 
        It is the goal of the University of Maryland System to
  assure that women and minorities are equitably represented among
  the student body, faculty, staff, and administration of the
  institutions constituting the System, so that the System reflects
  the diversity of the State's population.
 
        The Board of Regents shares with the Maryland Higher
  Education Commission certain authorities and responsibilities
  with respect to ensuring equal educational and employment
  opportunity throughout the University of Maryland System.  To
  assist the Board in carrying out these responsibilities, the
  following delegations of authority are made.
 
        The Chancellor shall:  (1) prepare, in System's name, any
  plans, reports, or data which the Commission may require the
  Board to submit in connection with the statewide desegregation
  and equal opportunity program mandated by State law; (2) be
  responsible for monitoring the progress made by the University of
  Maryland System under, and assuring compliance with, the goals,
  measures, and commitments made in the MHEC statewide
  desegregation and equal opportunity program; and (3) report
  quarterly to the Board regarding progress and compliance with the
  statewide desegregation and equal opportunity program.
 
        The Presidents and Directors shall be responsible for
  implementing the statewide desegregation and equal opportunity
  program at their respective institutions.  Each President shall
  designate an individual or office to which inquiries regarding
  compliance with federal, State, University System laws, policies,
  or plans with respect to desegregation and equal opportunity may
  be made.
 
  Replaces Policies VI-21.00 and VI-28.00 of the former Board of
  Regents of the University of Maryland and Section O of Policy
  XIII of the former Board of Trustees of the State Universities
  and Colleges.
 
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