Dartmouth College

Undergraduate Non-Branch Campus

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Public or Private: Private
Special Status: None
Federal Circuit: First Circuit
Head of Institution: President James Wright
Dartmouth College
207 Parkhurst Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
603-646-1110
president's.office@dartmouth.edu
Website: http://www.dartmouth.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)

Dartmouth's Policy on Sexual Harassment 06-07
Sexual harassment is understood to mean unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: [...] such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or educational environment.
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General Harassment Policies (Learn More)

Student Handbook: Dartmouth Community Standards of Conduct 06-07
Harassment is defined as abusive behavior or conduct that is targeted at an individual or group and is ordinarily repeated.
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Policies on Tolerance, Respect, Sensitivity, Hate, and Hate Speech (Learn More)

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Loyalty Oaths and Honor Codes (Learn More)

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Mission Statements (Learn More)

About Dartmouth: Our Mission 06-07
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Advertised Commitments to Freedom of Speech (Learn More)

Computing at Dartmouth: Freedom of Expression 06-07
Freedom of expression and an open environment within which to pursue scholarly inquiry and to share information are encouraged, supported, and protected at Dartmouth.
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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 June 2007. 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

COSO Recognition Application
Membership in the Organization shall be open to all members of the Dartmouth
Community without regard to race, color, creed, sex, physical ability, sexual orientation,
or national origin. The organization must have at least ten (10) undergraduate members.
In no event shall more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Members be non-Dartmouth students. All officers must be Dartmouth undergraduates.
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