Mississippi State University is committed to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action in employment. Accordingly, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or group affiliation, age, disability or veteran status. As the “people’s university” of the State of Mississippi, our institutional goal is to recruit, hire, promote, educate and retain a highly talented, diverse and engaged workforce in order to support the University’s mission of teaching, research and service.