Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action

Employment Advising

Affirmative Action in Search Committee Processes
Guidelines for search committee on affirmative action. (PDF Version.)


Citizenship, Residency, and Visa Requirements

Description of Employee Racial/ Ethnic Category, Citizen Status, Disability Status, and Veteran Status
Explanation of categories and U of M data collection requirements.

Disability Issues

Recruitment and Selection of Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative Employees
Human Resource Policy. For EOAA's brief summary of this document, see above under "Affirmative Action in Search Committee Process."

Hiring - Guidelines and Procedures
Procedures and instructions for hiring academic, civil service and bargaining unit, graduate assistant, student, and temporary employees.

Pre-Employment Inquiries

  • Interviewing
    Acceptable and prohibited questions - guidelines regarding appropriate language for use when hiring.

Recruiting Resources

University Workforce and Goals

  • UM Reports
    Click on the above link to access EOAA Reports on Workforce, Goals, and Availability. You'll Need Your X.500 Username and Password.

  • General Information About EOAA Reports
    Information on what is contained in the EOAA Reports on the UM Reports website and how to use the reports.

Updated 06/09/2008