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Livingston, Alabama

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Tiger Paw Student Handbook: Free Speech & Facility Use Policy

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Green
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Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last Updated

April 6, 2023

Faculty, staff, and students are free to take positions on public controversies and to engage in protected expressive activity in outdoor areas of the campus, and to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble, speak, and distribute literature. ... The University provides forums for the…

Tiger Paw Student Handbook: Cyberbullying and Cyber Harassment Policy Statement

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Green
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Bullying Policies
Last Updated

April 6, 2023

Cyberbullying or cyber harassment by any member of the University of West Alabama community (student, faculty, staff, etc.) toward another individual constitutes conduct that disrupts the educational environment of the University. Cyberbullying and cyber harassment are prohibited by state law (Ala. Code…

Policies and Procedures Regarding Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Nondiscrimination: Sexual Harassment

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Green
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Harassment Policies
Last Updated

April 6, 2023

2) Sexual Harassment: a. unwelcome conduct, b. determined by a reasonable person, c. to be so severe, and d. pervasive, and, e. objectively offensive, f. that it effectively denies a person equal access to the University’s education program or activity

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