Escape

The Office of Equal Employment and Title IX is responsible for responding to complaints of unlawful discrimination and harassment based on a protected category.

It carries out this responsibility to protect an environment of respect, safety, and equal opportunity. This work maintains UNLV’s compliance with federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on sex, gender, and all other legally protected categories.

What We Do

  • Receive and respond to reports of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
  • Oversee UNLV’s compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws
  • Provide training and education to students, faculty, and staff
  • Review and update policies to promote equity and transparency
  • Identify and address patterns or concerns affecting campus climate

Policies We Oversee

Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

UNLV is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on a person’s:

  • Age (40 or older)
  • Disability (including service-connected disabilities)
  • Sex (including pregnancy related conditions)
  • Military status or military obligations
  • Sexual orientation
  • Gender identity or expression
  • Genetic information
  • National origin
  • Race (including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists)
  • Color
  • Religion

UNLV does not discriminate on the basis of protected classes in any education program or activity that it operates. Non-discrimination on the basis of protected classes is mandated by federal law. The university’s commitment to nondiscrimination in its education programs and activities extends to applicants for admission and employment.

Title IX

UNLV does not discriminate on the basis of sex in their education programs and activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1861(a), provides: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Inquiries

Inquiries about the application of Title IX to the institution may be referred to the institution’s title IX coordinator, to the assistant secretary of the Department of Education, or both.

UNLV Contact

Michelle Sposito

Director, Office of Equal Employment and Title IX
Title IX Coordinator

4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451062 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1062
Telephone: 702-895-4055
Email: titleixcoordinator@unlv.edu

Department of Education Contact

The Assistant Secretary of the United States

Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights

400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Telephone: 800-421-3481
Fax: 202-453-6012
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov

Title IX Training

Every year, Title IX personnel, employees and students attend trainings related to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct prevention and response.

Trainings Attended by Title IX Personnel

Annual training for Title IX personnel includes, but is not limited to, how to conduct an investigation and all resolution processes including informal resolution where applicable, hearings, appeals, and how to serve impartially, including how to avoid prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias.

In accordance with 34 CFR Part 106.45(b)(10) of the 2020 Title IX Regulations that mandate the public sharing of materials used to train college Title IX employees, visit the links below to learn about the training the Office of Equal Employment and Title IX has undergone.

Trainings Provided to UNLV Students and Employees

Annual trainings for UNLV employees and students include, but are not limited to: building and maintaining positive workplaces; developing awareness and recognizing discrimination; cultivating attitudes and identifying harassment; taking action against retaliation building supportive communities; the university’s reporting options; the university’s resolution processes; and bystander intervention.