Update your Veteran Status to help us serve you better

If you are a veteran who works for the university, please let us know! The University of Illinois is committed to providing veterans with equal access to employment and educational opportunities, as well as services and supports to assist with the transition from...

Reaffirmation of Campus Commitment

On September 5, 2024, Chancellor Robert Jones sent his annual message to the University of Illinois community reaffirming our university’s commitment to equity, affirmative action and accessibility. The message reads in part, “At the beginning of each academic year, I...

OAE Launches Employee Diversity Dashboard

We are pleased to announce the launch of the university’s new Employee Diversity Dashboard. This tool provides the campus community and the general public with insight and transparency on campus-wide employee diversity trends. The dashboard provides ten years of...

Introducing Inclusive Hiring at Illinois

The Office for Access & Equity is excited to announce the launch of Inclusive Hiring at Illinois, a training program to educate faculty and staff on fostering inclusivity in our recruitment and hiring processes. This initiative highlights our collective commitment...

Join Us for Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is proud to cosponsor Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2024 on May 16, 2024, hosted by the University of Minnesota in collaboration with people and institutions around the globe. Join us...

Employees can now self-identify gender, pronouns

University employees have the option to self-identify for several categories like veteran or disability status and now gender identity. The university recognizes that a person’s gender identity is not always limited to or congruent with the categories that are...

New accommodations process for job applicants

People applying for a job with the University of Illinois can now request reasonable accommodations using the same portal as current employees. This includes applicants across all employment categories, and it covers testing accommodations as well as accommodations to...

Announcing AccessLab@Illinois!

The Accessibility and Accommodations Division of OAE is excited to announce AccessLab@Illinois, the first resource of its kind for university employees to try out a variety of ergonomic and accessible office equipment and technology designed to reduce injury and...