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Union College
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Student Handbook: Student Conduct Code- Regulations Relating to Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Red
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: September 28, 2018Violations of the Student Conduct Code by a student or student organization, or their guest, subject the student or student organization to disciplinary action. Such violations may include, bot are not limited to … Bullying: The aggressive and hostile acts of an individual or group of individuals which are int... Read MoreSexual Misconduct Policy
Speech Code Rating: Red
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 28, 2018“Harassment” is conduct that creates an intimidating, offensive, or hostile working or learning environment or that unreasonably interferes with work or academic performance based on a person’s protected status, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. All such conduct is unlawful. “... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Bias Acts, Policy Prohibiting
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Last updated: September 28, 2018Under Union’s specific definition, a bias incident is action taken that one could reasonably and prudently conclude is motivated, in whole or in part, by the alleged offender’s bias against an actual or perceived aspect of diversity, including, but not limited to, age, ancestry or ethnicity, color, creed, disability... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Student Conduct Code- Introduction
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes
Last updated: September 28, 2018By valuing a diversity of opinions and life styles, members of the College community are bound together both by respect for the individual and collective rights of others and by recognition of the primary aims of learning and development of the disciplined mind that brings us together. Judicial action will be taken ... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation, Policy Prohibiting
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 28, 2018Harassment Unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct which is directed at a person based on a protected characteristic and violates the law when: … (ii) these behaviors are sufficiently severe and/or pervasive to have the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s educational experience,... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Student Conduct Code- Regulations Relating to Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: September 28, 2018Violations of the Student Conduct Code by a student or student organization, or their guest, subject the student or student organization to disciplinary action. Such violations may include, but are not limited to … Disorderly Conduct: Behavior that intentionally causes or recklessly creates a risk of disruptio... Read MoreStudent Handbook: College Policies- Rules of Public Order
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: September 28, 2018Nothing herein is intended, nor shall be construed, to limit or restrict the freedom of speech or peaceful assembly, since free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the objectives of a higher educational institution. Read More
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