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CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR SOUTHERN MISS
STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES
WHAT ARE MY BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS?
You have the right to be treated equally, as an employee or as a student, regardless of:
- age
- race
- color
- national origin
- disability status
- gender
- religious beliefs
- sexual orientation
- Asian-Americans
- African-Americans
- Native Americans
- Females
- Vietnam-era veterans
- Hispanics
- People with disabilities
- Visit with a Southern Miss Affirmative Action officer at 310 McLemore Hall, or call 266-6618.
- Contact EEOC [employees] or OCR [students].
Contact information for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
Jackson Area Office
| Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building 100 West Capitol Street, Suite 207 Jackson, Mississippi 39269 |
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| Phone: | 1-800-669-4000 |
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| Fax: | 601-948-8401 |
| TTY: | 1-800-669-6820 |
Contact Information for Office for Civil Rights:
Region IV - Atlanta (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Atlanta Federal Center, Suite 3B70
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Voice Phone (404)562-7886
FAX (404)562-7881
TDD (404)331-2867
Please be aware that any email sent to affirmativeaction@usm.edu will be done so anonymously. In order to receive a response, you will need to include a reply-to address in your message.
Department Contacts
Rebecca Woodrick, Director
Emily Evans, Administrative Assistant