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Office of Compliance - About the Director

John Burnett, Ph.D.  is the Director of Compliance for Texas A&M-Kingsville (TAMUK). His duties consist of directing all internal investigations regarding discrimination and sexual harassment, managing the Affirmative Action plan, Title IX (serves as the Title IX Coordinator), ADA accommodation requests (serves as the ADA Compliance Officer), rules and procedures creation/updates, serves as the Public Information Officer regarding all university public information requests, handles all ethics point allegations and training for the campus community. He is the point person for the university regarding legal issues; working with the System General Counsel and the Attorney General's Office. 

Dr. Burnett in 1985 started work with local and state government with the enforcement of State and Federal anti-discrimination laws regarding employment and housing.  In higher education he has worked as an adjunct instructor in public and private colleges teaching American history.

He earned his B.S. degree in Financial Management from Florida Southern College in 1984 and a Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of North, Florida in 1987. Dr. Burnett completed his Ph.D. in History from Florida State University in 2001.