Shaw University
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Website: http://www.shawu.edu
Type: Private
Federal Circuit: 4th Circuit
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Shaw University: Severe Punishment for Criticizing Administration
January 13, 2003
Gale Isaacs, a nineteen-year veteran professor at Shaw University, was removed from her position as chair of her department, terminated from employment, and escorted from her office by campus police after she co-authored a faculty resolution critical of Shaw’s President and Trustees. Shaw Student Shaniqua Bizzell, who was one month from graduating, was also expelled by Shaw and removed from campus housing after she read the resolution aloud and distributed copies of the text in Shaw’s student center; though her expulsion was later rescinded, Bizzell was ordered to vacate university housing.
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Undergraduate Catalog: Code of Conduct 09-10
Speech Code Category: Policies Restricting Freedom of Conscience, Statement
I agree:
Last updated: December 15, 2013
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4. To celebrate diversity. I recognize and therefore affirm the dignity and worth of others who live, work or study in this academic community.5. To discourage any behavior within myself or among my peers that would jeopardize the
integrity or the reputation of this University. I will accordingly report any and all violations to
the appropriate authority.Residence Life Manual: University Dress Code 09-10
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes, Statement
Attire must not display obscene, profane, lewd, illegal, or offensive images or words. Dress must be in good taste and appropriate for the occasion or setting.
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Shaw University Code of Conduct 05-06
Speech Code Category: Policies Restricting Freedom of Conscience, Statement
Last updated: December 15, 2013Religious Life – Mandatory Chapel Policy 05-06
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes, Statement
All members of the college community are encouraged to participate in university worship each
Last updated: October 28, 2013
Sunday. This service is mandatory for all freshmen and sophomores who are Raleigh day
students. Participation by these groups is a graduation requirement. Any student missing more
than four (4) Sunday services during each semester is required to complete another full semester
until the requirement is met.
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The Chill Is Nothing New
September 9, 2005
There is a chill on campus, but that’s nothing new. For decades, campus speech has been chilled by speech codes and other attempts to prevent expression that might offend. Some would like to imagine that the excesses of “political correctness” are ancient history, but repression in the name of tolerance hasn’t gone anywhere. Oppressive speech codes are not only still around—they have actually multiplied, even after numerous court decisions declared them unconstitutional. Within the past year, college students have been punished for such things as expressing a religious objection to homosexuality and arguing that corporal punishment may be acceptable. Students […]
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Shaw graduate seeks redress
February 13, 2003
By Cindy George at News and Observer A Shaw University graduate evicted from her dormitory for distributing a letter critical of school officials is pursuing a claim against her alma mater. Shaniqua N. Bizzell, 27, a student government member, was booted out of campus housing in November — three weeks before graduation — after handing out and reading aloud an anonymous letter critical of administrators and the Board of Trustees. Longtime professor Gale J. Isaacs, former chairwoman of the Department of Allied Health, was fired the same week after admitting she wrote the unsigned manifesto. The letter accused President Talbert […]
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Liberty in the Balance in North Carolina
February 1, 2006
The number of battles FIRE has had to fight in North Carolina is staggering. Even before our recent (and victorious) headline-grabbing case at UNC Greensboro, we have defended embattled professors at UNC Wilmington, Shaw University, Forsyth Technical Community College, and Duke University; two Christian groups at UNC Chapel Hill; a student newspaper under attack at Craven Community College; and red-light speech codes across the state. The place clearly needs help, and that is exactly what FIRE is trying to give it. Last month, we (along with the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy) released the landmark Report on […]
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What Is Up with North Carolina?
March 8, 2005
The recent injunction against UNC is only the latest development in a state that seems downright uncomfortable with basic freedoms. As I have often said on Viewpoints, a radio show in North Carolina on which I have frequently been a guest, North Carolina is a place where students and faculty are punished in violation of basic moral and legal principles right, left, and center. The case of Gale Isaacs at Shaw University is one of the most dramatic examples I have seen of non-political repression at a college. As we wrote in our press release in February 2003: At Shaw […]
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FIRE Letter to Shaw University President Talbert O. Shaw, January 13, 2003
January 13, 2003
January 13, 2003 Dr. Talbert O. Shaw President, Shaw University 118 East South Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Sent via U.S. mail and facsimile (919-546-8301) Dear President Shaw: The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is a nonprofit civil liberties organization dedicated to the promotion of academic freedom, free speech, and fair procedures in American higher education. As you can see from our Board of Advisors, FIRE enjoys the advice, support, and respect of public intellectuals, academics, journalists, and others who have a common concern for these vital areas of American public life. Please see our website, www.thefire.org, to gain a further sense of our identity, […]
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