California State University - Monterey Bay

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Public or Private: Public
Special Status: None
Federal Circuit: Ninth Circuit
Head of Institution: President Dianne F. Harrison
California State University - Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Building 1
Seaside
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
831-582-3532
Dianne_Harrison@csumb.edu
Website: http://csumb.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)

Residential Life Community Standards: Discrimination/Harassment 07-08
1. When decorating your living area (including, but not limited to the interior and exterior of room/suite/doors, windows, lounges,
etc.), please remember that you are part of a diverse community. Housing and Residential Life staff reserves the right to
determine the appropriateness/reasonableness of decorations (included, but not limited to comic strips, videos, posters,
phrases, quotes, signs and/or other forms of expression, etc.) and to request the removal of and/or physically remove
materials in public view that community members may perceive as offensive, degrading, pornographic, discriminatory, or
which promote hate toward community members, including members of constitutionally protected categories. While we
support the rights of individuals to express thoughts and ideas, reasonable time, place, and manner of that expression will be
expected of all members of the community.
2. Engaging in lewd, indecent, or obscene behavior within or around any campus living area or any Residential Life/CSUMB
related function is not permitted.
3. Using vulgar, discriminatory, harassing, and/or inappropriate comments or language when interacting with community
members and/or CSUMB officials may be subject to conduct action.
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Sexual Harassment Policies (Learn More)

CSUMB Catalog: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Nontolerance 07-08
Sexual harassment may range from sexual innuendoes made at inappropriate times, perhaps in the guise of humor, to coerced sexual relations.
For example, all of the following are considered discriminatory:

* Verbal harassment or abuse
* Subtle pressure for sexual activity
* Persistent remarks about another person's clothing, body, or sexual activities
[...] * Disparaging comments about either gender as a group
* Use of sexist humor or demeaning sexual allusions
[...]
* Making statements which communicate to students or employees limiting preconceptions about appropriate and expected behaviors, abilities, career directions, and personal goals which are based on gender rather than individual interest or ability.
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Residential Life Community Standards: Sexual Harassment 07-08
Sexual harassment is prohibited in any form at CSUMB. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when: [...] (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s
performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive University environment.
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Sexual Harassment Policy 07-08
The following is a partial list of conduct that would be considered sexual harassment: [...] Visual conduct such as leering, making sexual gestures, displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures, cartoons, calendars or posters; Verbal conduct such as making or using derogatory comments, epithets, slurs, sexually explicit jokes, comments about an employee's body or dress; Written communications of a sexual nature distributed in hard copy or via a computer network; [...] Verbal abuse of a sexual nature, graphic verbal commentary about an individual's body, sexually degrading words to describe an individual, suggestive or obscene letters, notes or invitations.
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General Harassment Policies (Learn More)

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

Residential Life Community Standards: Community Respect 07-08
Failure to show respect for members of the CSUMB community (students,
faculty, staff, and/or guests) acting in accordance with these Community Standards or university policy is not permitted and
may result in conduct action.
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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)

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Other Speech Codes (Learn More)

CSUMB Catalog: Student Conduct 07-08
Misuse of computer facilities or resources, including: [...] Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or intimidating and abusive messages.
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Residential Life Community Standards: Posting 07-08
No information will be posted that is inconsistent with the educational mission of the University and/or the Department of
Housing and Residential Life. Additionally, Residential Life reserves the right to deny any request that is deemed to contain sexist,
racist, offensive, or provocative material or that which contains references (explicit or implied) to alcohol or drugs.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in July 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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