University of Minnesota – Morris
Location: Morris, Minnesota
Website: http://www.morris.umn.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 8th Circuit
Speech Code Rating
University of Minnesota – Morris 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.
Board of Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: January 31, 2018Bullying means aggressive behavior directed at another person, either in person or through electronic means, that causes stress or harm and that is repeated over time, including but not limited to assaulting, defaming, terrorizing, making obscene gestures, or invading privacy.
Residence Hall Policies: Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: January 31, 2018Each student has the right/responsibility to: … Be free from physical and emotional intimidation and harm.
Residence Hall Policies: Disruptive Behavior
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: January 31, 2018Behavior which is disruptive to other residents and may alarm, anger, disturb, or endanger the safety of others is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to fighting, disruption of meetings, and prank activities.
Board of Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 31, 2018Harm to Person. Harm to person means engaging in conduct that endangers or threatens to endanger the physical and/or mental health, safety, or welfare of another person, including, but not limited to, threatening, stalking, harassing, intimidating, or assaulting behavior.
Board of Regents Policy: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Relationship Violence
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 31, 2018Sexual harassment shall mean unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature under either of the following conditions: …When the conduct: (1) is severe, persistent or pervasive; and (2) unreasonably interferes with an individual’s employment or educational performance or creates a work or educational environment that the individual finds, and a reasonable person would find, to be intimidating, hostile or offensive (hostile environment sexual harassment).
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Atheist Activist Professor Tells Conservative Student Paper to ‘F*ck Off and Die’
November 23, 2016
By Staff at The College Fix University of Minnesota-Morris Biology Prof. PZ Myers might be a name you recognize if you’ve followed The College Fix for a while… Read more here.
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Campus Speech Codes Under Fire at Minnesota Morris, Winona State
November 9, 2016
By Maura Lerner at StarTribune On the face of it, the University of Minnesota’s Morris campus says it’s merely trying to promote tolerance, respect and civility by regulating what kind of posters can be displayed in dorm hallways… Read more here.
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