As UMKC and the University of Missouri System work to prevent and address discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, we will post news and updates for review by our campus community.

Civil Rights and Equity

• Creating Inclusive Work Environments for Native American and Indigenous Employees – Husch Blackwell
• National First Gen Celebration Week, Nov. 4-8 – First Gen Roos
• 2024 Pride Luncheon Featured Many Firsts – UMKC Today
• The Leadership Conference Education Fund Offers Policy Recommendations to Ensure Equity in Higher Ed – Diverse Education
• What Does a Leader Look Like? Debunking Myths about Women in Leadership Roles – CUPA-HR
• Psychology Major Hopes to Help Black Community and Fellow Veterans – UMKC Today

Disability and Equitable Access

• Health, Healing, and Relationships: You Are Not Alone – AIDS Awareness Month – Futures without Violence
• Naloxone (NARCAN) Info Guide – Roo Wellness
• Disability in the Workplace 2023 Insights Report – National Organization on Disability
• Disability Week October 14-17, 2024 – UMKC Employee Disability Alliance
• Employment Supports Recovery: How Work Helps – U.S. Department of Labor
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2024 – U.S. Department of Labor

Pregnancy and Parenting

• Lullabies to Help Infants Thrive – UMKC Today
• October Health & Wellbeing Topic: Parenting & Caregiving – UMKC Insider
• UMKC and Saint Luke’s to Lead Nationwide Study on Pregnant People with Heart Disease to Combat Maternal Deaths and Illnesses – UMKC Today
• EEOC Issues Final Regulation on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Pregnant, Postpartum and Pumping Workers: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE – U.S. Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Retaliation

• Best Practices for Employers to Prevent and Address Retaliation – U.S. Department of Labor Blog

Sexual or Gender-Based Violence and Title IX

• Alcohol use and intimate partner violence victimization among young adults with a history of perpetration: An ecological momentary assessment study – Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research.
• Student-led group takes gender-based violence awareness into their own hands – Roo News
• Healing: A Key Piece to Preventing Domestic Violence for Future Generations – National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
• National Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Council Launches Prevention Scan – PreventConnect
• Department of Education published the Final 2024 Title IX Regulations
• Black History Month: Resources for the Anti-Sexual Violence Movement – PreventConnect