Colorado College
Undergraduate Non-Branch Campus
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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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Pathfinder: Anti-Discrimination Policy 07-08
Harassment is a special form of discrimination. It may be based on a person’s race, color, national
origin, gender, sex, age, religion, disability, or sexual
orientation. It includes a wide range of abusive
and humiliating verbal or physical behaviors which
are directed against a particular person or persons.
In some cases, the conduct may be such that it is
clear that it is directed against a particular person
or persons, even though the person(s) may not be
explicitly identified. While the college considers all
discriminatory slurs and conduct to be reprehensible,
the creation of a hostile climate for the person(s)
against whom the behavior is directed requires more
than a casual comment or incidental behavior. The
conduct must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to
alter the conditions of the person’s employment or
educational experience at the college.
Pathfinder: Sexual Harassment 07-08
Behavior that may constitute
sexual harassment under this policy includes
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other unwelcome verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature where [...] such
conduct has the effect or purpose of substantially
interfering with a student’s work or academic
performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile or
demeaning employment or learning environment.
Pathfinder: Student Code of Conduct- Respect 07-08
Examples of [sexual misconduct] include, but are not
limited to: crude, obscene, or sexually offensive
gestures or unwelcome sexual comments.
Pathfinder: Student Code of Conduct- Respect 07-08
Verbal abuse includes spoken or
written attacks of a vulgar or disrespectful nature
intended to demean, embarrass, or intimidate
another person. Angry outbursts or disagreements
do not in themselves constitute verbal abuse,
except in cases where a disagreement devolves
into personal attacks.
Policies on Tolerance, Respect, Sensitivity, Hate, and Hate Speech (Learn More)
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Advertised Commitments to Freedom of Speech (Learn More)
Pathfinder: Anti-Discrimination Policy 07-08
While strongly condemning discrimination, Colorado
College also affirms the principle that an academic
environment is necessarily an arena in which
controversial points of view may be freely expressed.
Freedom of thought and expression is essential to any institution of higher education. Such institutions
exist not only to transmit existing knowledge but
also to expand that knowledge by testing the old
and proposing the new. This mission often inspires
vigorous debate on social, religious, economic, and
political issues that arouse the strongest passions.
On a campus that is free and open, no idea can be
banned or forbidden. No viewpoint or message may
be deemed so hateful that it may not be expressed.
Pathfinder: Rights and Responsibilities 07-08
Academic institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge, the quest for truth, the development of students, and the general well-being of society. In the pursuit of these ends, all members of the college community have such basic rights as freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of peaceful assembly and association, freedom of personal beliefs, and freedom from personal force and violence, threats of violence and personal abuse. The exercise of such rights is subject to the college’s obligation to maintain an atmosphere consistent with the purposes of academic freedom, social responsibility, and civil order.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in May 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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