File a Complaint
To file a complaint, fill out an intake form, email CDE, or call the office at (703) 993-8730. Once submitted, you will meet with a member of the CDE team to discuss your concerns. Upon filing an intake form and meeting with CDE, we will make a threshold determination as to whether the allegation(s) contained in the complaint may constitute a violation of university policy. This threshold determination will be made within five (5) business days of the intake meeting.
Discrimination is any impermissible act or failure to act, based wholly or in part on membership in a protected class, which adversely affects existing privileges, benefits or working conditions and results in the disparate treatment of—or has a disparate impact on—members of the Mason community.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, as well as retaliation against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, and/or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
At Mason, Compliance, Diversity and Ethics (CDE) investigates alleged discrimination based on:
Additional Resources
- Intake Form
- Email Compliance, Diversity, & Ethics (CDE)
- Call CDE: (703)993-8730
- Age (40 or older)
- Color
- Gender
- Genetic Information
- Marital Status
- Mental Disability
- National Origin
- Physical Disability
- Pregnancy Status
- Protected Veteran Status
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
Title IX Coordinator
The Title IX Coordinator is charged with monitoring the University’s compliance with Title IX; ensuring appropriate education and training; coordinating the University’s investigation, response, and resolution of all reports of sexual/gender-based harassment and interpersonal violence; and ensuring appropriate actions to eliminate Prohibited Conduct, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects. The Title IX Coordinator is available to meet with any Student, Employee, or Third Party to discuss this policy or the accompanying procedures.