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Middle Tennessee State University
Speech Code Rating
This school has adopted the chicago statement for free speech.
100: Use of Campus Property and Facilities Scheduling
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: August 24, 2020Except as set forth below, affiliated entities/individuals may gather and use the generally accessible, open, outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums for free speech and distribution of literature. (Note: outdoor areas designated as “unrestricted” on the Event Coordination Forms website are ... Read MoreMTSU Student Unions Banner Space and Other Forms of Advertising
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: August 24, 2020The Student Unions department reserves the right to decline any posting that is deemed inappropriate. Read More930: Electronic Mail Acceptable Use
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 17, 2020Acceptable use must be legal, ethical, reflect honesty, and show restraint in the consumption of shared resources. It demonstrates respect for intellectual property, ownership of information, system security mechanisms, and the individual’s rights to privacy and freedom from intimidation, harassment, and unwar... Read More103: Free Speech on Campus
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: August 24, 2020A. MTSU affirms that students have a fundamental constitutional right to free speech. B. MTSU is committed to giving students the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge, learn, and discuss any issue, subject to limitations set forth in this policy, or in state or federal law. C. MTSU is com... Read More27: Misconduct, Discrimination, and Harassment Based on Sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity/expression)
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 24, 2020Sexual Harassment (student-on-student): Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-7-2406, for purposes of allegations of sexual harassment where both the accused and the accuser are students, sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome conduct directed toward a person on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively of... Read More26: Discrimination and Harassment Based on Protected Categories Other Than Sex
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 24, 2020Harassment (student-on-student): Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-7-2406, for purposes of allegations of harassment where both the accused and the accuser are students, harassment is defined as unwelcome conduct directed toward a person on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, age (as app... Read More
Unconstitutional Security Fee Defeated at Middle Tennessee State University
February 3, 2010
The Alliance Defense Fund has announced a victory for free speech against yet another unconstitutional security fee. Pro-Life Collegians, a student group at Middle Tennessee State University, was required by the university to pay a fee for campus security to place exhibits through “Justice for All,” a pro-life advocacy group. According to ADF, no university… Read more