Indiana University, Northwest
Location: Gary, Indiana
Website: http://www.iun.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 7th Circuit
Speech Code Rating
Indiana University, Northwest 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.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Personal Misconduct
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 6, 2018Verbal abuse of another person, including the following:
- An express or implied threat to:
- 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; or
- Injure that person, or damage his or her property; or
- “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.
- An express or implied threat to:
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Student Rights- Right to Freedom from Harassment
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 6, 2018Discriminatory 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.
Student Activities Club Manual: Demonstrations on Campus
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: July 6, 2018Students or clubs or organizations planning a protest march or demonstration on campus should contact the Student Activities [Office] 72 hours in advance of the proposed march to discuss applicable University policies and to confirm the line of march.
Student Activities Club Manual: Posting of Flyers and Posters on Campus by Student Clubs
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: July 6, 2018Postings that advertise alcohol, drugs, tobacco, implied illegal activities (including gambling), or sexually suggestive or harassing content are not permitted. Any individual, club or organization in violation of this policy will be subject to University disciplinary action and/or legal action.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Purpose of the Code
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: July 6, 2018A student who accepts admission to Indiana University agrees to: … behave in a manner that is respectful of the dignity of others, treating others with civility and understanding
Student Incident Reporting
Speech Code Category: Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Last updated: July 9, 2018Understand what incidents to report
Trust your best judgment. If you believe a student’s safety, body, beliefs, or rights have been violated, report it.
Read the following definitions to know how to identify incidents.
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Harassment
A form of discriminatory behavior consisting of physical or verbal conduct that is directed at an individual or group because of their age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
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Hate Incident
An offense motivate by hostility or prejudice base on a disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
Policy UA-03: Sexual Misconduct
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 6, 2018Sexual 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.
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Student Rights- Right to Freedom of Association, Expression, Advocacy and Publication
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: July 6, 2018In 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.