College Procedure Number/Title:

• 63.01.01 Discrimination Complaint Procedures  
• 63.01.02 Diversity -- see Administrative Procedure 61.10.01

Howard Community College is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to its faculty and staff applicants through non-discrimination in its employment practices including, but not necessarily limited to recruitment, hiring, training, promotional opportunities, compensation, discipline, and termination.  The college will abide by all applicable requirements of state and federal law regarding provision of equal employment opportunity.

The president of the college will implement this policy including establishment of procedures to investigate and process complaints on alleged violation of this policy.

In addition, the college will go beyond avoiding overt discrimination and will, through educational programs, help faculty and staff to become aware of and to recognize more covert and subtle forms of discrimination and then to remove those institutional barriers to equality.