Affirmative Action Programs

Harvard University selects and promotes staff and faculty without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, gender identity, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, military service, genetic information, or other protected status unrelated to job requirements. Each year, the President and Fellows of Harvard College reaffirm Harvard's commitment to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity in this statement.

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging is responsible for management of the University's Affirmative Action programs. The Director of Affirmative Action and Diversity Analytics works with liaisons across the University (Harvard Key protected) to ensure that good-faith efforts are undertaken to diversify the workforce and meet annual affirmative action goals, to monitor compliance with University policies and equal opportunity laws, and to serve as the University's representative to the federal government in matters related to contractor compliance and affirmative action.

Extensive resources for Affirmative Action Liaisons, HR and faculty affairs officers, are available on the HR Intranet. (Harvard Key protected).

Voluntary Self Identification

As a lawful and responsible employer, Harvard is obligated to invite applicants and employees to voluntarily identify their sex, race and ethnicity, veteran’s status and disability. This information is used to measure Harvard’s progress against its:

• aim to be a fully representative and inclusive organization that provides equal employment opportunity
• annual affirmative action goals
• hiring benchmark for protected veterans
• utilization (or employment) goal for Individuals with Disabilities (IwD)

Though Harvard comprehensively re-surveys the workforce from time to time, all faculty and staff are invited to self-identify online in PeopleSoft (Harvard Key protected) at any time.