United Press International

October 22, 1981, Thursday, PM cycle

FBI can’t recruit on campus because it discriminates against gays

The University of Oregon Law School canceled a recruiting visit from the FBI because of the agency’s policy against hiring homosexuals.
The University’s affirmative action policy prohibits the use of school facilities for recruitment by employers who discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion and ”other considerations (not) directly or substantially related to effective job performance.”

A law student filed a grievance against FBI interviews with six seniors scheduled for Wednesday, claiming that the agency discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
Derrick Bell, dean of the law school, said he asked the FBI to stop recruiting until the agency’s policy is explained.
An agent in the FBI’s Washington office confirmed the agency does not hire homosexuals because they are ”more vulnerable to compromise.”