Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is often hailed as the most significant piece of Civil Rights legislation since the Reconstruction period following the Civil War.
Amendments to the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its amendments prohibit various forms of discrimination. Amongst other things, this law prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation, and prevents discrimination in federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It also expanded the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent federal agency whose mission is to inform the development of national civil rights policy and enhance enforcement of federal civil rights laws.
Title VI
Title VI protects people from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.
Title VII
Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This law also makes retaliation against a person who reported or filed a complaint of discrimination or participated in an investigation of discrimination illegal.
Non-Title IX Complaint and Investigation Process
WVU investigates all reported allegations of discrimination or harassment. Learn more about your reporting options and investigation processes at the links in this section.
Non-Student BOG Rule 1.6 Process
University procedures regarding complains made against employees or non-students of all forms of discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, domestic misconduct, stalking, and retaliation.