Members of the college community, guests, and visitors have the right to be free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. We are here to help you.
Occidental College is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living, and working environment for all members of the college community. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of a person's protected characteristic are prohibited.
Protected characteristics include: race (including hairstyle and other traits historically associated with race), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, national origin (which includes language use and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States as authorized under federal law), citizenship, age (age 40 and over), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (including genetic characteristics and genetic information), marital status, domestic partner status, family care status, military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, enrollment in public assistance program, change of personal information (based on lawful change of name, social security number or federal employment authorization document), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.