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Purdue University Fort Wayne
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IPFW Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Demonstrations
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: September 23, 2020Any individual or group activity or conduct apparently intended to call attention to the participants’ point of view on some issues is not of itself misconduct. Demonstrations that do not involve conduct beyond the scope of constitutionally protected rights of free speech and assembly are, of course, permissible. Read MoreTitle IX Harassment, Interim (III.C.4)
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 23, 2020Conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct that a reasonable person would determine is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the University’s educational programs or activities; … Read MoreEthical Guidelines for IPFW Information Technology (IT) Users
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: September 23, 2020The use of university IT resources to disseminate obscene, pornographic, or libelous materials; to threaten or harass others; or to otherwise engage in activities forbidden by the Code or university policy is subject to disciplinary action. Read MoreIPFW Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Personal Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 23, 2020Any form of communication that involves an expressed or implied threat to interfere unlawfully with an individual’s personal safety (“fighting words”) inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction in a face-to-face situation. Read More
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne Earns FIRE’s Highest Free Speech Rating
August 24, 2016
FORT WAYNE, Ind., August 24, 2016—Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) has revised all of its speech codes, earning the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s (FIRE’s) highest, “green light” rating for free speech on campus. FIRE collaborated with the IPFW administration to reform its speech policies. IPFW now joins an elite group… Read more
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