University Affirmative Action Plans

'Affirmative Action' is a term that encompasses any measures adopted by the university to correct or to compensate for past or present discrimination or to prevent discrimination from occurring in the future. The Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) encompasses minorities identifying as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Two or More Races, as well as women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The AAP has been designed to bring women, men, members of minority groups, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities into all levels and segments of the university's workforce in proportion to their representation in the relevant labor market.

Because Texas State University has $50,000 or more in annual contracts with the federal government, they are considered a federal government supply and service contractor and therefore subject to the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). Per these regulations, we are required to prepare an annual written report.

See also university policy UPPS No. 04.04.04.

Information taken from the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX at Texas State University website.

Texas State University was established by the 26th Legislature in 1899 as the Southwest Texas State Normal School; 313 pupils were enrolled in 1903-04, the first year classes were held.

The school name changed to Southwest Texas State Normal College in 1918, to Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1925, to Southwest Texas State College in 1959, to Southwest Texas State University in 1969, to Texas State University-San Marcos in 2003, and to Texas State University in 2013.