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California State University – Northridge
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Executive Order 1097: Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Dating & Domestic Violence, & Stalking Against Students
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021Harassment means unwelcome conduct, based on the Complainant’s Protected Status, that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that its effect, whether or not intended, could be considered by a reasonable person in the shoes of the Complainant, and is in fact considered by the Complainant, as limiting her/his... Read MoreStudent Housing Handbook: Resident’s Rights
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: August 28, 2021Each resident is entitled to certain basic rights that describe the essence of our residential community: … Live free from intimidation, physical, and emotional harm. Read MoreStudent Housing Handbook: Posting
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021No offensive or alcohol/drug-related materials may be posted in a public area or a place where they can be viewed from a public area (e.g. external unit door, balcony, in a visible place from windows, etc.) … Read MorePolicy on Time, Place and Manner of Free Expression and the Use of Campus Buildings and Grounds (Interim): Limitations
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021Expressive activity not protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution or by this policy, includes … the use of public resources for partisan political activities. Read MoreStudent Housing Handbook: Disorderly Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: August 28, 2021Behaviors whether through conduct or expression which are not civil or respectful and which breach the peace within or around the residence halls or at any residence-hall related function are not permitted. Read MoreStandards for Student Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or intimidating and abusive messages. Read MoreStandards for Student Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: August 28, 2021Students are expected to be good citizens and to engage in responsible behaviors that reflect well upon their university, to be civil to one another and to others in the campus community, and contribute positively to student and university life. Read MorePolicy on Time, Place and Manner of Free Expression and the Use of Campus Buildings and Grounds (Interim)
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies, Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of a democratic society and is essential to the educational process. Universities have a special obligation not only to allow but also to encourage and support the free expression of ideas, values and opinions, even where they may be unpopular or controversial. CSUN accepts and... Read MoreExecutive Order 1097: Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Dating & Domestic Violence, & Stalking Against Students- Addendum B
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 28, 2021Sexual Harassment means conduct on the basis of Sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to an Education Program or Activity. Read More
Historian Shouted Down at Cal State Northridge
November 15, 2016
Last week, historian and Baylor University professor George Gawrych was prevented from delivering a lecture at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) when students chanted repeatedly in protest until he left the room. According to the student newspaper, The Sundial, Gawrych’s planned lecture was to focus on a book he had written about Turkish army officer… Read more
Practical Advice for Fraternities Caught in the Battle for Free Speech on Campus
September 16, 2004
I. Introduction While there is no shortage of free speech battles on college campuses, fraternities have the dubious honor of being at the center of many of the least sympathetic controversies. From Halloween parties where brothers show up dressed as Ku Klux Klan members to fraternity newsletters that graphically relate a brother’s sexual exploits with… Read more