If you feel that you've been treated unfairly, excluded or harassed based on your race, ethnicity or where you're from, we're here to support you. Here are some options:
- Talk to someone confidentially
- (anonymous option available)
- Email us at titlevi@hawaii.edu
Jennifer Solidum Rose
Executive Director, Office of Institutional Equity
Title VI Coordinator, 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
Interim Title IX Coordinator, 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
Systemwide Oversight
As the Lead Title VI Officer, Jenn ensures that policies and programming across all ten 糖心Vlog官方 campuses comply with federal standards. This work is focused on upholding the University’s commitment to nondiscrimination based on race, color, and national origin.
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Title VI Coordinator
For the Mānoa campus, Jenn serves as the Title VI Coordinator and is the primary point of contact for Title VI compliance. Responsibilities include:
- Intake & Assessment: Receiving reports of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.
- Neutral Investigation: Overseeing the process of gathering facts and investigating reported incidents.
Other Campuses
For other campuses, please contact your EEO Coordinator.
About Title VI
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance. At the University of Hawaiʻi, discrimination and harassment are strictly prohibited by and . Discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin includes discrimination based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, national origin, shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. These protections extend to students and University members who are or are perceived because of their shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics to be Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, Hindu, Palestinian, or any other faith or ancestry.
What Title VI Covers
- Race or color
- National Origin
- Shared Ancestry or ethnic characteristics
- Citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity
Who To Contact
- Mānoa Title VI Coordinator: titlevi@hawaii.edu
- For all other campuses, contact your
Resources
Reporting to the University
Staff, faculty, and students at the Mānoa campus who wish to report discrimination or harassment based on race, color, or national origin, can make a report. Individuals can report incidents they have experienced, observed, or learned about. Individuals do not need to be the focus of discriminatory or harassing conduct to make a report and to potentially have access to University-provided supportive resources. Individuals are encouraged to report even if they are uncertain of whether the conduct would fall under Title VI or University policies.
You can learn more or make a report by visiting Reporting Options. Anonymous reporting options are included.
You don't have to decide right now. You can speak with a confidential advocate first to explore your options and get support without the commitment of an official report.
University Response to Reports
Although some incidents of discriminatory harassment may not rise to the level of a policy violation of , the University will assess whether incidents of harassment individually or cumulatively create a hostile environment based on race, color, or national origin. Nothing in Title VI or its implementing regulations requires or authorizes the University to restrict any rights otherwise protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. A hostile environment may exist if there is unwelcome conduct based on race, color, or national origin, that based on the totality of circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive, and is so severe, pervasive, or persistent that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from a University education program or activity.
If a hostile environment is identified, the University will use the incidents to inform its programming and prevention efforts. The University will take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the harassment; eliminate any hostile environment and its effects; and prevent the harassment from recurring. Appropriate University responses may include tracking and identifying patterns; developing outreach programs to educate the university community about Title VI rights and responsibilities; providing counseling and support for students affected by harassment; improving policies, procedures, and training programs related to discrimination and harassment; addressing inconsistencies in the application of existing policies and procedures; engaging with student groups to fostering a sense of belonging; and taking steps to establish a welcoming and respectful University campus.
Make A Report
If you’ve experienced or witnessed discrimination or harassment based on a protected category (race, national origin, religion, disability, etc.), we’re here to help. Submit a report to document your concern.