Location: Richmond, Indiana
Website: http://www.iue.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 7th Circuit
Indiana University, East 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. Read more here.
Policy UA-03: Sexual Misconduct
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: February 15, 2017Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct or behavior of a sexual nature. … Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal, nonverbal, written, electronic (e.g. by e-mail, text, social media, etc.), or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment occurs when: … such conduct is sufficiently severe, pervasive or persistent to limit or deny a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the University’s educational programs or affects employment, creating a hostile environment.
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The definition of sexual harassment in this policy is meant neither to proscribe nor to inhibit discussions, in or out of the classroom, of complex, controversial, or sensitive matters, including matters involving sex, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, sexual behavior, or gender identity or expression, when in the judgment of a reasonable person they arise for legitimate pedagogical purposes. This includes intellectual inquiry, debate, and dialogue on issues of sexual misconduct. The mere expression of views, words, symbols or thoughts that some people find offensive, does not create a hostile environment.
Electronic Mail Code of Practice
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: February 15, 2017Messages should not be harassing, libelous, threatening, abusive or obscene.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Student Rights- Right to Freedom from Harassment
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: February 15, 2017Discriminatory harassment is defined as conduct that targets an individual based upon age, color, religion, disability, race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or veteran’s status and that adversely affects a term or condition of an individual’s education, housing, or participation in a university activity; or has the purpose or effect of unreasonably creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for academic pursuits, housing, or participation in university activities.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Responsibilities
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: February 15, 2017Verbal abuse of another person, including the following:
a. An express or implied threat to:
1. Interfere with an individual’s personal safety, academic efforts, employment, or participation in university-sponsored activities and that under the
circumstances causes the person to have a reasonable apprehension that such harm is about to occur; or2. Injure that person, or damage his or her property; or
b. “Fighting words” that are spoken face-to-face as a personal insult to the listener or listeners in personally abusive language inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction by the listener or listeners to the speaker.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Right to Freedom of Association, Expression, Advocacy, and Publication
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: February 15, 2017In accordance with the state and federal Constitution and university policy, the university recognizes the rights of all students to engage in discussion, to express thoughts and opinions, and to assemble, speak, write, publish or invite speakers on any subject without university interference or fear of university disciplinary action.
