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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Robert C. Dynes      President		1111 Franklin Street Oakland, California 94607-5200 Phone: (510) 987-9074 Fax: (510) 987-9086 http://www.ucop.edu

December 18, 2003

CHANCELLORS
LABORATORY DIRECTORS
VICE PRESIDENT--AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Dear Colleagues:

The University of California nondiscrimination policies have been revised to clarify that discrimination on the basis of gender identity and pregnancy is prohibited. The affected policies and statements are:

• University of California Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Regarding Academic and Staff Employment;
  
  
• Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Employment Practices;
  
  
• Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters;
  
  
• Personnel Policies for Staff Members 12, Nondiscrimination in Employment; and
  
  
• Academic Personnel Policy 035, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.

The changes incorporate the addition of "gender identity" as a protected status under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (effective 1/1/2004). Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy is included within the category of discrimination based on "sex." We are adding the term "pregnancy" to these notices to facilitate understanding of University policy in this regard. The statement for those University publications which address student matters is being revised to provide consistency with the University's nondiscrimination in employment policies.

The revised employment policies supersede those issued on June 21, 2002, and the revised policy pertaining to publications regarding student matters supersedes the policy issued on March 3, 1994. All of these policies will soon be available on the At Your Service website. In addition, the Academic Personnel Policy 035 also will be available online at http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/apm-035.pdf , and the Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters will be available online at http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/coordrev/ucpolicies/aos/ucappc.html.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Dynes

Enclosures

cc: Members, President's Cabinet
Academic Council Chair Pitts
Associate Vice President Boyette
Associate Vice President Galligani
Assistant Vice President Switkes
Special Assistant Gardner
Principal Officers of The Regents

See also Guidelines for Academic and Staff Affrimative Action Compliance Programs for Minorities and Women, Individuals with Disabilities, and Covered Veterans issued on May 12, 2000.