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About the MU Equity Office

The MU Equity Office works with MU faculty, staff, and students who believe they may have been subjected to unfair or inequitable treatment for any reason.

Our office seeks to address bias, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of considerations prohibited by law or official university policy. We assist individuals who believe they may have been harassed or treated differently from others in the same situation. More about MU Equity Office staff and services.

Get Help: Informal Investigations

The Equity Office fills the gap between grievance and mediation by addressing problems within the administrative structure but without the constraints of a formal process. More about investigations.

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Report a Bias Incident

If you have witnessed or experienced an act committed against any person, group, or property which you believe discriminates, stereotypes, harasses, or excludes anyone based on some part of their identity, please use this online form to report the incident.

Show Me Respect

Show Me Respect: Promoting Civility at the University of Missouri

The Show Me Respect project seeks to create a culture of civility at the University of Missouri. Find out what you can do in your area to make the University a better place for everyone to work and learn.

You Be the Judge!

Halla applied for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch (fully dressed) wearing a turtleneck, a hijab, red nail polish, and a nose ring. In keeping with its marketing strategy, the clothing retailer maintains a "Look Policy" that gives employees guidelines regarding the clothing they are expected to wear while working. The guidelines say that hats and nail polish are inappropriate. The interview by a manager-trainee included discussion of the hijab and Islam. Despite the fact that she received a passing score, Halla was rejected for the position. Her application said she could only work limited hours; Abercrombie originally cited minimal qualifications as the reason for rejection but later asserted it was the Halla's limited availability. Under those circumstances, if you were the judge would you rule in favor of Abercrombie without a trial?


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Last Updated: August 20, 2012