How is race/ethnicity data currently gathered from applicants and employees?

At UC Berkeley, all applicants are asked to voluntarily provide their race/ethnicity and gender immediately after submitting their application online. Once hired, employees are asked to use the Demographic Data Transmittal Form to voluntarily provide their race/ethnicity, disability status, and veteran status. Race or ethnicity is not assigned or visually identified or recorded if an employee declines to state his or her race or ethnicity.