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Longwood University
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Student Handbook: Sexual Misconduct Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: June 27, 2022Sexual harassment means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it effectively denies the person equal access to the University’s education program or activity. While se... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Advertising and Posting Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: June 27, 2022All posters or flyers must clearly indicate the name and contact information of the sponsoring individual, group, or organization. … Submit via email the item to postings@longwood.edu, or one printed original of the materials to the Office of the University Center and Student Activities, at least five (5) busi... Read MorePolicy 6104: Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources and Systems
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: June 27, 2022For use to be acceptable, it must demonstrate respect for: … individuals’ rights to be free of intimidation, harassment and unwarranted annoyance. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Statement of Student Academic Freedom
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: June 27, 2022Longwood University endorses the principle of academic freedom, believing it essential to the development of citizen leaders for the common good. Since the search for truth requires the free exchange of ideas, the University protects the right of students to engage in unhampered academic inquiry and exposition. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Code of Conduct Standards and Regulations- Mistreatment of Persons
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: June 27, 2022Students responsible for violating the following may receive a minimum sanction of Disciplinary Probation … Harassment or pattern of harassment (e.g., physical, verbal, graphic, or electronic), threats, intimidation, and/or coercion directed toward any person or group of people. Read MoreStudent Handbook: Freedom of Expression Policy
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: June 27, 2022No rights are more highly regarded at Longwood University than the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of expression and the right to assemble peaceably. … In order that the persons exercising freedom of expression not interfere with the operation of the University, violate state or fe... Read More
Longwood University: Our Bias Incident Policy Is Limited to Conduct (It’s Not) and No Bias Issues Have Been Reported (They Have)
February 14, 2017
Last week, FIRE published a nationwide survey of Bias Response Teams (PDF) demonstrating that many of these systems call upon students to report fellow students and faculty for protected speech, including political speech. One of the institutions we criticized for a particularly egregious definition of “bias incident” was Longwood University, which expressed its displeasure to… Read more
Student Calls Out Longwood University’s Speech Zones
February 21, 2013
At Virginia’s Longwood University, student Kramer Anderson has a bone to pick with Longwood’s “free speech zone” policy—and with good reason. As Anderson explains in a column for The Rotunda, Longwood’s student paper: The university’s current speech codes state, “The open area designated for speeches and demonstrations is the Lankford Mall … A request for… Read more