Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Public or Private: Public
Special Status: None
Federal Circuit: Third Circuit
Head of Institution: President Richard L. McCormick
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
President's Office
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-4636
president@rutgers.edu
Website: http://www.rutgers.edu

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On this page, FIRE has excerpted policies that address speech and expression. You may download the full policy in .pdf form, below.

Policies on Diversity and Multiculturalism (Learn More)

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Protected Group Harassment Policies (Learn More)

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Sexual Harassment Policies (Learn More)

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General Harassment Policies (Learn More)

Policy Against Verbal Assault, Defamation, and Harassment 08-09
Harassment, which is statutorily defined
by New Jersey law to mean,
and here means, purposefully making or causing to be made a
communication or communications anonymously or at extremely
inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language, or in any other
manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm, or subjecting or
threatening to subject another to striking, kicking, shoving or other
offensive touching, or engaging in any other course of conduct or of
repeatedly committed acts with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy
any other person. (N.J.S.A. 2C: 33-4.)
View full policy (PDF, 17 KB).

Policies on Tolerance, Respect, Sensitivity, Hate, and Hate Speech (Learn More)

Office of Social Justice: Definitions Surrounding Multicultural Awareness and Bias 08-09
Bias is an act – verbal, written, physical, psychological – that maligns, threatens, or harms a person or group on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, or veteran status. Acts may not always be in violation of civil, criminal, or University codes but may warrant intervention if they cause students to lose confidence in their ability to participate in the educational mission of the University.
View full policy (PDF, 36 KB).

Loyalty Oaths and Honor Codes (Learn More)

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Mission Statements (Learn More)

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Advertised Commitments to Freedom of Speech (Learn More)

University Code of Student Conduct: Preamble 08-09
A university in a free society must be devoted to the pursuit of truth and knowledge through reason and open communication among its members.
View full policy (PDF, 129 KB).

Other Speech Codes (Learn More)

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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in September 2008. According to FIRE’s research the substantive policies are current at least until this date. Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently. If any policy has been revised, or if you believe that we are in error, please contact us.

Below, FIRE has excerpted policies affecting freedom of association and materials related to mandatory student orientations. Please note that the materials below this line do not affect a college or university's Speech Code Rating.

Mandatory Student Orientation Materials

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Student Fee Policies Affecting Freedom of Association

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Other Policies Restricting Freedom of Association

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