The Office for Access and Equity promotes equal employment opportunity throughout the university’s hiring and personnel processes.

We are available to answer your questions, discuss specific situations, and provide helpful strategies on mitigating bias, maintaining a welcoming and inclusive experience for applicants, and ensuring that all decisions are fair, consistent, and merit-based.

We offer workshops for campus stakeholders including EEO officers/vice chairs, diversity advocates, search committee members, and human resources professionals. Please contact us at 217-333-0885 or accessandequity@illinois.edu for any assistance you may need.

To view the university’s updated Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines, please see the Search Process Toolkit page.