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Northwestern College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law, in admission, access to, or employment in its programs and activities except as modified by the protections of Northwestern’s religious identity, beliefs, and practices found in the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Title IX Religious Colleges Exemption, the Title VII Religious Employers Exemption, and other federal and state legal protections for religious freedom. Northwestern College complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments Acts of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. To ensure compliance with these and other federal and state civil rights laws, Northwestern College has developed policies and procedures that prohibit discrimination in all of its forms.
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