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Florida International University
Location:
Miami, Florida
Type:
Public
Speech Code Rating
Florida International University has been given the speech code rating Yellow. Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application.
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This school has adopted the chicago statement for free speech.
FIU-105 Sexual Harassment (Title IX) and Sexual Misconduct: Sexual Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Sex-based 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 interfere... Read MoreDivision of Diversity Equity & Inclusion: Sexual Misconduct and Title IX
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Harassment is a form of discrimination that encompasses unwelcome conduct based on a person’s protected status. Harassment in violation of FIU-105 depends on the totality of the circumstances, including the nature, frequency, and duration of the conduct in question, the location and context in which it occurs, and t... Read MoreFIU-110 Expressive Activities in Outdoor Areas on Campus
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Material 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: September 13, 2021While valuing freedom of thought and expression, Florida International University is committed to creating an inclusive living and learning community that celebrates differences, values each student, and fosters an atmosphere of civility and respect. … What is bias? A bias incident is an act of bigotry, harass... Read MoreStudent Conduct and Honor Code: Conduct Violations- Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Harassment—Severe or pervasive interactions aimed towards another or entity which is by objective measure threatening, abusive, or severely annoying and that is beyond the scope of free speech and which is not covered by FIU Regulation 105. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Housing and Residential Life – Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Conduct, 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 Conduct and Honor Code: Conduct Violations- Personal Abuse
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Personal Abuse i. Verbal or written abuse, threats, intimidation, and/or Coercion that objectively endangers the health, safety or well-being of others and which is not covered by FIU Regulation 105. Using fighting words or statements which reasonably endanger the health and safety of any person that are not protect... Read MoreFIU-110 Expressive Activities in Outdoor Areas on Campus
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Outdoor 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 MoreFIU-105 Sexual Harassment (Title IX) and Sexual Misconduct: Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 13, 2021Sexual Harassment – Conduct on the basis of sex which occurs in the United States in a University activity or program 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 equa... Read More
FIRE surveyed roughly 37,000 students at 154 colleges and universities about the climate for free speech at their institutions. In 2021, FIRE released rankings of those schools, based on a number of factors, including openness, tolerance, self-expression, administrative support for free speech, and campus policies, scoring overall speech climate on a scale from 0-100. See the full report on FIRE’s 2021 College Free Speech Rankings for more information.
Rankings / out of 154 colleges surveyed |
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| Overall Ranking | 44 |
| Ideological Diversity | 31 |
Overall / out of a top score of 100 |
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| Overall Score | 60.58 |
| Openness | 10.12 |
| Tolerance (Liberals) | 9.78 |
| Tolerance (Conservatives) | 7.89 |
| Administrative Support | 6.37 |
| Comfort | 16.61 |
| Disruptive Conduct | 9.8 |
| Speech Code | YELLOW |
Florida International University: Athletics Press Pass Policy Risks Rights of Student Journalists
September 23, 2019
In August 2019, Florida International University’s student newspaper, PantherNOW, announced FIU had denied it football press credentials for the current season after the newspaper reported last season that a player was continuing to play while a warrant was out for his arrest. While PantherNOW editors reported their credentials were quickly restored and the university said… 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
FIU’s athletics press pass policy risks rights of student journalists
September 23, 2019
PantherNOW, the student newspaper at Florida International University, announced in an Aug. 29 column that it would no longer cover FIU Football after the university allegedly denied the paper a press pass to cover the season. PantherNOW editors reported that their credentials were restored 12 minutes after the column was published, and FIU says it… 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