Office of Equity and Compliance

Equity and Compliance

The Office of Equity & Compliance (OEC) affirms California State University, Northridge’s (CSUN) commitment to the core principles of diversity and inclusion, to the policies and practices that ensure equitable consideration and opportunity in education and employment, and to a culture that embraces a multiplicity of talents, knowledge, beliefs, abilities and experiences.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy and Title IX complaints for CSUN:

La Shonda Coleman
Assistant Vice President, Office of Equity and Compliance
Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator
Campus Store Complex, Room 220
Phone: 818-677-2077
Email: equityandcompliance@csun.edu

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Notice of Nondiscrimination

CSUN does not discriminate on the basis of gender or sex (including sex stereotyping or sex characteristics), which includes gender identity (including nonbinary or transgender identities), gender expression, or sexual orientation, in its education programs or activities. Nor does CSUN discriminate on the basis of any other protected status, including age, disability (physical and mental), genetic information, marital status, medical condition, nationality, pregnancy or related conditions, race or ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), religion or religious creed, and veteran or military status. All students and employees have the right to participate fully in CSUN programs, activities, admission, and employment free from discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, and retaliation (Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy).

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in employment, as well as in all education programs and activities operated by the University (both on and off campus), including admissions. The protection against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and dating and domestic violence, and stalking.

Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Equity in Higher Education Act, as well as certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of previously listed protected statuses in all education programs and activities operated by the university (both on and off campus). 

If you feel your educational or employment rights have been adversely impacted due to potential discrimination and harassment based on any protected status, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, and retaliation, you have a right to contact the Office of Equity and Compliance (OEC) to file a complaint. Any person may report a potential violation of the Interim Nondiscrimination Policy to the OEC (whether or not the person is alleged to have experienced the potential violation directly.)

Reports may be made in-person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information for their campus Title IX Coordinator/Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR) Administrator, or by any other means, including online reporting form, that results in the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator. 

For additional information, please see the:

• Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy
• Procedures for alleged conduct that meets the definition of Sexual Harassment as defined by Title IX, occurred in the United States, and occurred in an education program or activity at the university
• Procedures for Student Respondents
• Procedures for Employees (including student employees) or Third-Party Respondents
• Flowcharts of the various complaint and resolution processes

Members of the California State University, Northridge community have a right to work, live, and learn in an environment free from discrimination and/or harassment based on a protected status. CSUN is committed to maintaining an environment where no student, employee, visitor, or recipient of services and/or benefits provided by the University is subjected to any form of prohibited discrimination or harassment in any University program or activity.

We value inclusion as a necessary condition for achieving institutional excellence, and we strive to provide leadership that extends beyond the fulfillment of basic regulatory requirements. Every member of our campus community plays an integral role in contributing to our diversity and in addressing fundamental issues of bias and exclusion and building equity for all.