School Spotlight
University of Massachusetts – Boston
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Type:
Public
Speech Code Rating
University of Massachusetts – Boston 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.
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Student Code of Conduct: Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021“Sexual Misconduct (Sexual harassment)” is unwelcome verbal, non-verbal, and/or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: … such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s academic or professional performance or creating a sexually intimidating, hostile, or offensive em... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 13, 20213. Harming behavior, which includes but is not limited to: the threat of or actual physical assault or abuse, and harassment. For the purposes of the Code, bullying is considered a form of harassment. 4. Harassment is conduct by a person or persons against another person or persons based upon their legally protected... Read MoreInformation Technology: Acceptable Use
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Many people and organizations, local and distant, use University resources. Within this document we refer to this collective group as clients. This document is intended to tell clients what they can expect from Information Technology and what Information Technology expects from them. … Information Technology c... Read MoreTitle IX Grievance Procedure
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Sexual harassment under Title IX means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that effectively denies a person equal access to the University’s education program o... Read MoreResponses to Demonstrations Guidelines
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021The University of Massachusetts recognizes the rights of members of the University community to freedom of assembly and speech, and strongly believes in fostering discourse and the free exchange of ideas at the University. … Demonstrations are limited to appropriate public forums, which do not include, among o... Read More