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Campus Administrative Policy #3017: Campus Posting, Announcement, Sign and Display Procedure and Approval Process—CU Denver
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: October 22, 20201. Approvals for postings a. Students, staff and faculty should contact the Denver Campus Facilities Management Office at 303-315-2205, DenverCampusPosting@ucdenver.edu or the Facilities Dispatch at 303-724-1777 for questions and approval to post flyers, signs and notices. … 2. Only flyers, signs and notices t... Read MoreCampus Administrative Policy #5001: Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020This policy applies to all users of University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus IT resources (including faculty, staff, students, and sponsored accounts) whether affiliated with the University or not, and to all uses of those resources, whether on campus or from remote locations. … 4. Legal and Eth... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: Bullying
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020Bullying: Severe aggressive behavior likely to intimidate or intentionally harm, control, or diminish another person, physically or mentally (that is not speech or behavior otherwise protected by the First Amendment) a. Cyber-Bullying occurs when an individual is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarras... Read MoreCU Denver Housing & Dining Resident Handbook: Assault, Physical Abuse, & Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020Physical, verbal and other abusive behavior and threats of any kind toward resident(s) or Housing & Dining staff are strictly prohibited. Displays of any abusive behavior will result in a referral to the University conduct process and can include termination of the housing contract. Read MoreCU Denver Housing & Dining Resident Handbook: Doors, Windows, & Suite Decorations
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020Residents should avoid material that a reasonable person might find offensive. The posting of material that “attacks,” demeans or otherwise exploits an individual or a group of individuals is not permitted. … Housing & Dining staff reserve the right to ask students to remove any decorations from walls, doo... Read MoreCampus Administrative Policy #3054: Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020Harassment means verbal or physical conduct related to one’s protected class that unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work or academic performance or creates an intimidating or hostile work or educational environment. Hostile Environment. Whether a hostile environment exists is determined from both a subjec... Read MoreCampus Administrative Policy #3018: Expressive Activities- Introduction
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: October 22, 2020The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus (“the university”) is committed to providing an environment where issues can be openly discussed and explored. The freedom to exchange views is essential to the mission of the university. Read MoreCampus Administrative Policy #3018: Expressive Activities
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020The university recognizes that expression takes many forms, including peaceful assembly, protests, speaking verbally, holding signs, circulating petitions, and distributing written materials. This policy is intended to promote lawful, non-commercial expression across the university. The university does not designate... Read MoreCampus Administrative Policy #5011: Email
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: December 17, 2020This policy applies to all users of the university email systems, including students, faculty, and staff. … Do NOT use email: a. To create, send, forward or store emails with messages or attachments that are illegal or violate any other campus or University policy. Read MoreSexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking Procedures: Title IX Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 22, 2020Title IX Sexual Harassment: means unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Hostile Environment: Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the Universit... Read More
CU Denver revises email policy, commits to upholding free speech
December 17, 2020
Each month, FIRE highlights one restrictive policy at a college or university as our “Speech Code of the Month.” Because it’s far from an award to be proud of, FIRE encourages institutions with these policies to amend them quickly. However, our words often go unheeded, exposing the university or college to costly legal battles and… Read more
December 2020 Speech Code of the Month: University of Colorado Denver
December 2, 2020
(Editor’s note: This policy has since been revised. Please visit the University of Colorado Denver’s entry in FIRE’s Spotlight Database for more information.) Speech codes don’t just apply when college campuses are open. While many colleges are conducting classes remotely, the threat to free speech these policies pose remains, as they often target online expression. At… Read more
FIRE in ‘The Denver Post’ on the Colorado Shooter and College ‘Threat Assessment Teams’
September 27, 2012
Reports following the tragic theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, indicate that James Holmes, the alleged shooter, had been referred to the University of Colorado’s threat assessment team for evaluation. This revelation has led to calls for expanding the powers of those committees (sometimes referred to as "behavioral intervention teams," or "BITs") on college campuses. Some… Read more