The City College of New York

Location: New York, New York
Website: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 2nd Circuit

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Speech Code Rating

The City College of New York has been given the speech code rating Yellow. Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. Read more here.

At present, FIRE has not been involved in any cases at this school.
Yellow Light Policies

  • Henderson Rules and Regulations

    Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
    Last updated: August 29, 2018

    Each member of the academic community or an invited guest has the right to advocate his position without having to fear abuse, physical, verbal, or otherwise, from others supporting conflicting points of view. Members of the academic community and other persons on the college grounds shall not use language or take actions reasonably likely to provoke or encourage physical violence by demonstrators, those demonstrated against, or spectators.

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  • CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct

    Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
    Last updated: August 29, 2018

    Sexual harassment includes unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, graphic and electronic communications or physical conduct that is sufficiently serious to adversely affect an individual’s participation in employment, education or other CUNY activities.

    Gender-based harassment is unwelcome conduct of a nonsexual nature based on an individual’s actual or perceived sex, including conduct based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes that is sufficiently serious to adversely affect an individual’s participation in employment, education or other CUNY activities.

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    Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, including but not limited to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, graphic and electronic communications or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: … such conduct is sufficiently serious that it alters the conditions of, or has the effect of substantially interfering with, an individual’s educational or work experience by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment (hostile environment). The effect will be evaluated based on the perspective of a reasonable person in the position of a complainant.

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    While it is not possible to list all circumstances that might constitute sexual harassment, the following are some examples of conduct that might constitute sexual harassment depending on the totality of the circumstances:

    i. Inappropriate or unwelcome physical contact or suggestive body language, such as touching, groping, patting, pinching, hugging, kissing, or brushing against an individual’s body;

    ii. Verbal abuse or offensive comments of a sexual nature, including sexual slurs, persistent or pervasive sexually explicit statements, questions, jokes or anecdotes, degrading words regarding sexuality or gender, suggestive or obscene letters, notes, or invitations;

    iii. Visual displays or distribution of sexually explicit drawings, pictures, or written materials; or

    iv. Undue and unwanted attention, such as repeated inappropriate flirting, staring, or making sexually suggestive gestures.

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  • Understanding and Preventing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment: Definitions

    Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
    Last updated: August 29, 2018

    Sexual Harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that limits a student’s ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program.  It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature on or off campus.

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  • Policy on Acceptable Use of Computer Resources

    Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
    Last updated: August 29, 2018

    Users may not employ a false identity, mask the identity of an account or computer, or use CUNY Computer Resources to engage in abuse of others, such as sending harassing, obscene, threatening, abusive, deceptive, or anonymous messages within or outside CUNY.

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    [U]se of CUNY Computer Resources for partisan political activity is also prohibited.

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Green Light Policies

  • Henderson Rules and Regulations

    Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
    Last updated: August 29, 2018

    The tradition of the University as a sanctuary of academic freedom and center of informed discussion is an honored one, to be guarded vigilantly. The basic significance of that sanctuary lies in the protection of intellectual freedom: the rights of professors to teach, of scholars to engage in the advancement of knowledge, of students to learn and to express their views, free from external pressures or interference.

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At present, FIRE does not maintain information on this school's policies.

  • City College of New York reverses cancellation of pro-Palestine event after pressure from legal groups

    May 2, 2018

    Last week, the City College of New York announced that it had reversed its cancellation of a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter’s book event featuring Israeli-American activist and author Miko Peled. According to Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights, CCNY’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter first submitted a request in January 2018 to host Peled to discuss his new book, The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. The event was originally planned for March 8 and later postponed to May 3. On April 18, SJP’s board met with Director of Student Life & Leadership […]

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