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Nicholls State University
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Student Policy and Procedure Manual: Sanctionable Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: September 8, 2020Conduct Unbecoming – Responsible individual behavior is a basic expectation. Such behavior must stem from a recognition of and basic concern and respect for dignity, rights, and sensibilities of others. Therefore any social behavior which might offend these rights, sensibilities, and dignity is clearly inappro... Read MoreStudent Policy and Procedure Manual: Policy Regarding Sexual Assault, Stalking, Relationship Violence, & Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 8, 2020Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature when … such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a person’s employment or education, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment or educational environment, and has no legitimate relationship to the subject ... Read MoreStudent Policy and Procedure Manual: Sanctionable Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 8, 2020Verbal or physical aggression – A student is prohibited from any verbal or non-verbal comment or physical action, which could inflict or seriously threaten injury or harm to a person. Read MoreStudent Life: The Nicholls Creed
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies Restricting Freedom of Conscience
Last updated: September 7, 2020As a member of the Nicholls State University community, I believe in the values that promote citizenship, concern for self and others, and the desire to build a better world. To these ends, I pledge myself to the following: I will value all members of the Nicholls community, respecting and appreciating their differe... Read MoreResidence Life Handbook: Bullying
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: September 7, 2020Bullying is defined by the Office of Residential Living as any act or threat that submits a member of the community to physical or mental pain, discomfort, indignity, or humiliation. Additionally, this includes actions and behaviors that intimidate, coerce, degrade, abuse, badger, harm, or negatively impact another ... Read MoreStudent Organization Manual: Flyer Distribution Area
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: September 7, 2020The Student Union has been designated as an area where information and literature may be distributed. Approval may be granted by the Assistant Director or Director of the Student Union. Read MoreStudent Policy and Procedure Manual: Policy on Public Speech, Assembly and Demonstrations
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: September 8, 2020• Nicholls State University shall strive to ensure the fullest degree of intellectual freedom and free expression. • It is not the responsibility of Nicholls State to shield individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and ... Read MoreStudent Policy and Procedure Manual: Policy on Public Speech, Assembly and Demonstrations
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: September 8, 2020Students and faculty may assemble and engage in spontaneous expressive activity as long as such activity is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution, subject to the requirements of this policy. … The public areas of Nicholls State University are traditio... Read More
Nicholls State president walks back claim that ‘free speech does not protect hate speech’ following FIRE letter
June 23, 2020
FIRE readers will remember that last week FIRE sent a letter reminding Nicholls State University President Jay Clune of exactly what freedom of speech protects after he sent an email to students alleging that “free speech does not protect hate speech.” In his email, Clune promised the “swiftest, harshest action allowed by law if any… Read more
Nicholls State University president has no idea how the First Amendment works
June 15, 2020
THIBODAUX, La., June 15, 2020 — In a June 8 email to his students and faculty, Nicholls State University President Jay Clune wrote that “[f]ree speech does not protect hate speech.” That’s not true. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education reminded Clune Friday that there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment… Read more
Nicholls State president declares ‘Free speech does not protect hate speech.’ Not exactly.
June 12, 2020
FIRE is calling on Nicholls State University President Jay Clune to take another look at his copy of the Constitution today, after he pledged in a campus-wide email that the university would impose the “harshest action” for any expression that “does not support our values,” claiming that “[f]ree speech does not protect hate speech.” “While… Read more
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