California Institute of Technology
Private University
Pasadena, California
Speech Code Rating
Unlawful Harassment
Harassment is a form of misconduct that includes unwelcome physical, verbal or nonverbal conduct that results in a person feeling intimidated, threatened, humiliated, or demeaned, and is likely to interfere with an individual’s work or education, or adversely affects an individual’s living…
Honor Code Handbook: Interpersonal Relations
Violations of the Honor System do not always involve material or tangible advantages. Clear examples of this are discrimination and invasion of another’s privacy. Actions which degrade an individual or group, promulgate damaging rumors, or place someone in a situation where they…
Sex- and Gender-Based Misconduct: Sexual or Gender-based Harassment
Gender-Based Harassment is harassment based on an individual’s actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity or gender expression including harassing or bullying conduct based on the individual’s gender expression, gender identity, transgender status, gender transition, or nonconformity with sex stereotypes. ... The…
Institute Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Resources
Examples of inappropriate or unauthorized use of Caltech’s electronic information resources include: ... sending a communication or using electronic information resources, including web pages, that illegally discriminate against, harass, defame, or threaten individuals or organizations; ... use for political or lobbying activities…
Sex- and Gender-Based Misconduct: Sexual Harassment under the CEC
Sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, made by someone from or in the work or educational setting, under any of the following conditions: ... The conduct has…
The Caltech Community's Statement on Ethical Conduct
Respect and Promote Freedom of Inquiry We encourage curiosity in research, scholarship, and exploration, and we create the conditions where inquiry can flourish.