The Texas A&M University System Offices
Civil Rights Compliance

The Texas A&M University System Offices provide equal opportunity to all employees, applicants for employment, and the public regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The System Ethics and Compliance Office (SECO) is charged with ensuring civil rights compliance, and will promptly, impartially, and thoroughly investigate all complaints of discrimination or harassment based on any protected class, and related retaliation following applicable federal and state laws, Texas A&M University System Policy 08.01, Civil Rights Protections and Compliance, A&M System Regulation 08.01.01, Civil Rights Compliance, and A&M System Regulation 08.01.02, ADA Accommodations.

Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on sex. It is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature that are so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work or educational performance, or creates an intimidating or hostile work or educational environment. Sexual harassment includes non-consensual sexual contact, sexual violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation as well as stalking, dating violence, and domestic violence when based on sex.

Any member of the System Offices or public who witnesses, is subjected to, or is informed about incidents of discrimination or harassment based on a protected class, and/or related retaliation involving faculty, staff, or students should contact the System Ethics and Compliance Office (SECO). Our contact information is below.  Anonymous civil rights reports can be made via our reporting form, also listed below. Inquiries regarding accommodations for employees or applicants for employment should be directed to the ADA Coordinator, listed below. Any need for information about accommodations related to pregnancy and parenting should also be directed to the ADA Coordinator.

Title IX complaints can also be filed with the Office of Civil Rights (Dallas Office), U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201-6810, Phone: (214) 661-9600. OCR Website

Complaints regarding discrimination against employees or applicants for employment not under Title IX can be filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Houston Office), Mickey Leland Building, 1919 Smith Street, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (800) 669-4000. The EEOC public portal is at: https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/. EEOC Website