The University's Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment (PADH) policy prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, family medical or genetic information, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status (which includes active duty service members, reserve service members, and dependents), national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Please note that sexual harassment and gender-based harassment are prohibited by a separate University policy, the Sexual Misconduct Policy.

The University defines "bias" as "a threat or act of harassment or intimidation – verbal, written or physical – which is personally directed against or targets a University of Virginia student because of that student’s age, color, disability, family medical or genetic information, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status (which includes active duty service members, reserve service members, and dependents), national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.”

Detailed information about the University’s Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) is available on the EOCR website, including how to access confidential and other relevant University resources.

Contact Information

Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) Main Office
O’Neil Hall
P.O. Box 400219
Charlottesville, VA 22904
(434) 924-3200
[email protected]

Care and Support Services
Peabody Hall, Second Floor
(434) 924-7133
[email protected]

To contact the Dean on Call: (434) 924-7133 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).  After hours contact the University Police Department at (434) 924-7166 and ask them to refer you to the Dean on Call.

If you are not a University student or employee, you may report such conduct by or affecting (1) a University student, by contacting Student Affairs, or (2) a University employee, by contacting the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights.