Civil Rights Information & Resources
How to Report Concerns about Discrimination
Complaint Procedures
- First, consider expressing your concerns to the Extension educator associated with the program or their direct supervisor. You can also call the Director of Extension at 302 -831-2504 to discuss the situation, to determine remedies, or to request the appropriate University, state or federal complaint procedures.
- If you wish to file a formal complaint with Cooperative Extension, you can write to the Director of Cooperative Extension. The address is: University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Agricultural Administration, Townsend Hall, Room 113, 531 South College Avenue, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716-2210
To report concerns to University Of Delaware, write to one of the following departments:
- For non-disability related complaints, contact the University of Delaware, Office of Equity and Inclusion, 305 Hullihen Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. Phone: 302-831-8063
- For disability related complaints contact: University of Delaware Office of Disability Support Services, University of Delaware, 240 Academy St. Alison Hall Suite 119, Newark, DE 19716 Phone: (302) 831-4643 Fax: (302) 831-3261
Other ways to bring forth your concerns around discrimination include:
- As, Cooperative Extension is partially funded by the US. Department of Agriculture, you can alternatively make a complaint via one of these methods,
- In Writing to:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Office of Civil Rights,
Room 326-W Whitten Building,
14th & Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC, 20250-9410 or
- By phone to 202-720-5964 or
Via the web: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing.htm
Defining Civil Rights
The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship, especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil liberties, due process, equal protection of the laws, and freedom from discrimination.
Cooperative Extension Education in Agriculture and Home Economics, University of Delaware, Delaware State University and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Janice A. Seitz, Director. Distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of March 8 and June 30, 1914. It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin.
