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Florida International University
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FIU Diversity: Title IX
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Sexual Harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, including Sexual Misconduct or Exploitation when: … such conduct is so severe or pervasive that it substantially interferes with the individual’s employment, educat... Read MoreFIU-110 Expressive Activities in Outdoor Areas on Campus
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Material and substantial interference with, disruption of, or impeding the normal operations of the University and/or interference with the rights of others includes, without limitation: … using fighting words which are those words that by their mere utterance inflict violence or would tend to incite a reasona... Read MoreStudent Affairs: Stop Bias
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Last updated: July 18, 2019What is bias? A bias incident is an act of bigotry, harassment, intimidation, coercion, or damage to property by known or unknown perpetrators that occurs on the Florida International University campus or within an area that impacts the FIU community. These can be associated with negative feelings and beliefs with r... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: Offenses- Gender-based Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Gender-based Harassment – any harassment based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, including acts of aggression, intimidation or hostility, whether verbal or non-verbal, graphic, physical or otherwise, even if the acts do not involve contact of a sexual nature. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Housing and Residential Life – Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Conduct, not of a sexual nature, (including, but not limited to, physical contact, verbal, graphic, written, or electronic communication) that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for another person or group is prohibited. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Housing and Residential Life – Room Personalization Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Residents are encouraged to decorate their units in a way that is pleasing and comfortable to them. However, residents need to be respectful of roommates and community members when decorating. Some words, symbols, images, etc. may offend others. The Department of Housing and Residential Life will review resident or ... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: Offenses- Personal Abuse
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Personal Abuse 1. Verbal or written abuse, threats, intimidation, and/or Coercion that objectively endangers the health, safety or well-being of others. Using fighting words or statements which reasonably endanger the health and safety of any person that are not protected speech may result in University action. This... Read MoreFIU-110 Expressive Activities in Outdoor Areas on Campus
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Outdoor areas of campus are generally accessible areas of the University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus and Biscayne Bay Campus in which members of the campus community are commonly allowed, including grassy areas, walkways, or other similar common areas. … Subject to the terms of this regulation and related Uni... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: Offenses- Sexual Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 18, 2019Sexual Harassment – any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors and/or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature: … Such conduct creates a hostile environment. A hostile environment exists when the conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it unreasonably interferes wit... Read More
Florida International University: Racial and Ethnic Restrictions for Class Enrollment
February 6, 2002
Florida International University (FIU), maintained ethnicity and race requirements for certain language classes. For example, certain Spanish courses limited enrollment to “Hispanic bilinguals educated in the U.S….whose mother tongue is Spanish,” “U.S. Hispanic bilinguals,” and “U.S. Hispanic Bilinguals Only.”; When informed of this policy FIRE explained its immorality and unconstitutionality to the administration. Following FIRE’s… Read more
Florida International University Upholds Legal Equality: Abandons Racial and Ethnic Requirements for Language Courses
February 6, 2002
MIAMI, FL—Florida International University (FIU), responding to FIRE, has issued a strong and unqualified defense of legal equality. Addressing the concerns raised by FIRE President Alan Charles Kors, who challenged a racial and ethnic requirement for several language courses, FIU General Counsel Thomas Mead Santoro made changes to the requirements for the courses to ensure… Read more
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