Nondiscrimination Policy
The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age; disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities); gender (including pregnancy related condition); military status or military obligations; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic information; national origin; race; or religion. Where discrimination is found to have occurred, the NSHE will act to stop the discrimination, to prevent its recurrence, to remedy its effects, and to discipline those responsible.
No employee or student, either in the workplace or in the academic environment, should be subject to discrimination.
It is expected that students, faculty, and staff will treat one another and campus visitors with respect.
All students, faculty, staff, and other members of the campus community are subject to this policy. Students, faculty, or staff who violate this policy are subject to discipline up to and including termination and/or expulsion, in accordance with the NSHE Code (or in the case of students, any applicable student code of conduct) or, in the case of classified employees, the Nevada Administrative Code. Other lesser sanctions may be imposed, depending on the circumstances. Complaints may also be filed against visitors, consultants, independent contractors, service providers, and outside vendors whose conduct violates this policy, with a possible sanction of limiting access to institution facilities and other measures to protect the campus community.
Student Organization Contact Information
Stonewall Society
Administrator contact:
Eric Eden
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
E-mail: eric.eden@unlv.edu
Faculty Contact Information
Mary LaFrance
Professor of Law
E-mail: mary.lafrance@unlv.edu
Mary Berkheiser
Professor of Law
E-mail: mary.berkheiser@unlv.edu
Administrator Contact Information
None
Course Titles and/or Descriptions
- Special Topics: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law examines the legal and social regulation of sexual orientation and gender identity. The course will analyze various legal principles, including statutory, constitutional, and public policy doctrines, which might be used to limit the ability of government and other institutions to disadvantage people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We will look at how these doctrines have been used to help—or harm—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in critical aspects of their lives, including employment, housing, family relationships, and parenting.
- Seminar in Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and the Law examines race, ethnicity, culture, gender, and sexual orientation and how legal norms address tensions raised by such diversity.
Both classes are offered from time to time.
Domestic Partnership Benefits
Employee health insurance benefits also cover domestic partners.
Additional Information
Boyd Law School was founded in part on the principle that true diversity includes diversity based on sexual orientation. We have several faculty members who are out, and we create a welcoming environment for all of our students.
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