Rice University
Private University
Houston, Texas
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University Policies: General Policies- Campus Demonstrations, Protests and Organized Expressions of Opinion
Those wishing to organize or stage activities covered by this policy on any University property are required to contact the Rice University Police Department (RUPD) at least 48 hours in advance of the activity to request permission to hold the activity. Because…
University Policies: General Policies- Sexual Misconduct Policy for Faculty, Staff and Students
Sexual Harassment (Title IX): For the purpose of Title IX and this policy, sexual harassment is conduct on the basis of a person’s sex or gender that is one of the following: ... Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be…
University Policies: General Policies- Campus Demonstrations, Protests and Organized Expressions of Opinion
One of the University's functions is to provide its community of students, faculty and staff members a forum for the safe, non-disruptive expression and discussion of diverse points of view, even when those expressions or discussions are controversial.
Faculty Handbook: Faculty Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities
The law recognizes in academic freedom a principal means of safeguarding free expression throughout society. In Keyishian , Justice Brennan put academic freedom at the very core of First Amendment protections. Two other justices, Felix Frankfurter in Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957)…