True learning requires free and open debate, civil discourse and tolerance of many different individuals and ideas. The UW–Madison is preparing students to live and work in a world that speaks with many voices and from many cultures. Tolerance is not only essential to learning, it is an essential to be learned. The UW–Madison is built upon these values and will act vigorously to defend them. The UW–Madison will maintain an environment conducive to teaching and learning that is free from intimidation from all.
In its resolve to create this positive environment, the UW–Madison will ensure compliance with federal and state laws protecting against discrimination. In addition, the UW–Madison has adopted policies that both emphasize these existing protections and supplement them with protections against discrimination that are not available under either federal or state law.
Federal and state laws provide separate prohibitions against discrimination that is based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, or disability. State law additionally prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, military status, or veteran status. The application of specific state prohibitions on discrimination may be influenced by an individual’s status as an employee or student.
University policies create additional protections that prohibit harassment on the basis of ethnicity. Inquiries concerning this policy may be directed to the appropriate campus admitting or employing unit or to the Equity and Diversity Resource Center, 179-A Bascom Hall, telephone (608) 263-2378.
Within the School of Pharmacy, inquiries, concerns, or reports of situations in which a student has experienced an unwelcome or uncomfortable atmosphere should be directed to the dean, the associate deans, or the academic advisors.