Speech Code Rating

Sexual Harassment Policy

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Environmental Sexual Harassment – Unwelcome conduct, including sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal and physical conduct of a sexual nature, that is so severe, persistent, or pervasive and objectively offensive that it alters the conditions of and effectively denies…

Use of University Space: Reasonable security costs

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Security Fee Policies
  • Last Updated
University space users (and/or their University group sponsor, if the user is a sponsored non University group), are responsible for the payment or reimbursement of any applicable fees or costs assessed as a result of the space use, unless waived by the…

Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT)

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
  • Last Updated
The Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) was created to assist students who report bias incidents on the UNC Asheville campus. We support them by listening to their accounts of their experiences, discussing resources and providing both formal and informal options for moving…

Use of University Space

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Protest and Demonstration Policies
  • Last Updated
The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville) strives to create an open marketplace of ideas and places a high value on constitutionally-protected freedom of speech, assembly and petition. … Use of any University space, including assemblies and petitioning, may not…

Student Handbook: Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
  • Last Updated
No student may be denied the protection of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Article I of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, which refer to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the…

Electronic Harassment, Threats, Stalking, and Similar Activities

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Internet Usage Policies
  • Last Updated
A. Users may not use electronic communications to store, display or disseminate unlawful communications of any kind, including but not limited to true threats, obscenity, harassment, fraud, cyberstalking, infringement upon privacy, child pornography, or other illegal communications. B. This would include, but…
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