Framingham State University

University policy and local, state and federal law do prohibit some forms of communication, including: ... anonymous or repeated messages designed to annoy, abuse or torment.

(a) Sexual Harassment The Universities prohibit, under this Policy, conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following conditions: 1. An employee of the University conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the University…

The purpose of this protocol is to establish how Framingham State University defines bias incidents and hate crimes and to describe the function and purpose of the Bias Education Response Team (“Team”). The Team’s responsibilities include considering and recommending community responses to…

Framingham State University supports the constitutional right of free speech and assembly. Conduct that is protected by the First Amendment is not actionable under law, or the Framingham State University Student Code of Conduct.

Academic institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the development of the whole student, and the betterment of society. Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment of these goals.

All students, have a right to demonstrate on University premises provided, however, that no such demonstration shall be permissible, which for any reason of time, place, or type of behavior, materially disrupts class work or other University business, or involves substantial disorder…