School Spotlight
Saint Louis University
Location:
St. Louis, Missouri
Type:
Private
Speech Code Rating
Saint Louis University has been given the speech code rating Warning. FIRE provides a "Warning" rating to prospective students and faculty members when a private university clearly and consistently states that it holds a certain set of values above a commitment to freedom of speech.
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Academic Catalog: 2.7 Community Standards ViolationsBehavior that fails to uphold the University’s mission, values, objectives and responsibilities; behavior that fails to model good citizenship.
Speech Code Rating: Not Yet Rated
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 1, 202121. Inappropriate Conduct Behavior that fails to uphold the University’s mission, values, objectives and responsibilities; behavior that fails to model good citizenship. 22. Indecent Conduct Sexually explicit, graphic, abusive, degrading, intimidating, or offensive jokes, comments, remarks, gestures, and acts.... Read MorePolicy on Speech, Expression and Civil Discourse: 2.2.6 Catholic Identity
Speech Code Rating: Not Yet Rated
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes
Last updated: September 1, 2021In some instances, the University’s senior administration may determine that it is important to offer a perspective in accordance with the University’s Catholic, Jesuit identity if the subject matter of a speech, performance, or presentation is clearly contrary to moral and social teachings of the... Read MoreAcademic Catalog: 1.3 Appropriate Use Policy
Speech Code Rating: Not Yet Rated
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: September 1, 2021Use in violation of other University policies or use that is inconsistent with the University’s Catholic Jesuit mission and ideals also violates this policy. Such other University policies include, but are not limited to, those regarding sexual harassment and racial and ethnic harassment, conduct codes of the ... Read MoreAcademic Catalog: 1.9 Bias-Related Incident Protocol
Speech Code Rating: Not Yet Rated
Speech Code Category: Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Last updated: September 1, 2021Members of the Saint Louis University community should seek to understand and appreciate the University’s values and mission, including respect for the dignity of all persons, individual safety, and civil engagement within the community. Those community ideals apply both in person and in contributions through social... Read More
FIRE surveyed roughly 37,000 students at 154 colleges and universities about the climate for free speech at their institutions. In 2021, FIRE released rankings of those schools, based on a number of factors, including openness, tolerance, self-expression, administrative support for free speech, and campus policies, scoring overall speech climate on a scale from 0-100. See the full report on FIRE’s 2021 College Free Speech Rankings for more information.
Rankings / out of 154 colleges surveyed |
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| Overall Ranking | N/A |
| Ideological Diversity | 99 |
Overall / out of a top score of 100 |
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| Overall Score | 52.69 |
| Openness | 9.31 |
| Tolerance (Liberals) | 10.62 |
| Tolerance (Conservatives) | 7.11 |
| Administrative Support | 5.7 |
| Comfort | 15.87 |
| Disruptive Conduct | 10.09 |
| Speech Code | N/A |
Saint Louis University: Student Group Prevented from Inviting Potential Political Candidate to Campus
April 9, 2014
Admins told the SLU College Republicans that they could not invite a potential political candidate to campus.
New (and, Fortunately, Failed) Disinvitation Attempts Span Political Spectrum
February 12, 2015
Last year, FIRE published a report detailing the growing trend of “disinvitations” of invited speakers on college campuses. This month, students at Texas Tech University and Saint Louis University (SLU) are proving that “disinvitation season” is taking place throughout the year, and that demands for revoked invitations for speakers are not limited to one side… Read more
Saint Louis University Kicks Political Speech Off Campus
April 9, 2014
Last fall, Saint Louis University (SLU) demanded a student group take an event featuring former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown off campus. SLU justified its wrongful decision to prevent Brown from appearing on campus out of misguided concerns for its tax-exempt status. With the 2014 midterm elections on the horizon, FIRE calls on SLU to once and for all stop using this excuse to suppress political speech on campus.