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University of Maine at Fort Kent
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This school has adopted the chicago statement for free speech.
University Policies: Solicitation Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: September 10, 2021Posters must be free of profanity, pornography, hate speech, speech that insights [sic] hate or violence or other threatening speech.All advertisements must adhere to the UMFK policies related to the advertisement of alcohol-related events.(See Alcohol Advertisement Policy section VI.) Read MoreStudent Affairs FAQ: Am I allowed to hang posters on campus?
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: September 10, 2021Signs, notices and poster content should be cleared with the Student Affairs Office before being placed on display. Posters must be posted on appropriate bulletin boards around campus. Posters attached to windows or doors will be removed by maintenance staff. Individuals or organizations sponsoring a particular pos... Read MoreUniversity of Maine System: Sexual Harassment in the Classroom and the Workplace
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 10, 2021Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, including sexual assault and sexual violence. Sexual harassment, including sexual assault, can involve persons of the same or opposite sex. Sexual harassment can include: sexual ... Read MoreUniversity of Maine System Policy Manual: Student Conduct Code- Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 10, 2021Harassment: Severe or pervasive unwelcome conduct, including but not limited to: comments; jokes; acts; other verbal or physical conduct or bullying, that may be based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age... Read MoreUniversity of Maine System Policy Manual: Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Retaliation and Title IX Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 10, 2021Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, including sexual assault and sexual violence. Sexual harassment, including sexual assault, can involve persons of the same or opposite sex. Consistent with the law, this policy p... Read MoreUniversity of Maine System Policy Manual – Free Speech, Academic Freedom, & Civility
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: September 10, 2021The Board of Trustees is committed to protecting the rights all University community members share to free speech, which includes free expression and assembly, as enshrined in the U.S. and Maine State Constitutions. There shall be no restriction at any System institutions on these fundamental rights, although the Un... Read MoreUniversity of Maine System Policy Manual – Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Retaliation and Title IX Sexual Harassment- Title IX Sexual Harassment Definitions
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 16, 2022Hostile Environment: Sexual harassment that creates a hostile environment is based on sex and exists when the harassment: (i) Is subjectively and objectively offensive; and (ii) Is so severe or pervasive as to alter the conditions of a person’s employment, education or living situation that it creates an abusive wor... Read More
Proposed University of Maine System policy unduly restricts faculty political activity
January 17, 2018
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will consider a policy revision at a meeting later this month that would restrict how university employees engage in political activity. The policy, called “Institutional Authority on Political Matters,” unnecessarily restricts faculty political expression and needs some revisions before being adopted. For example, the policy would prevent… Read more