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University of Montana Western
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Campus Policy Manual: 101.4 Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and Retaliation
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 13, 2020Harassment is covered under this policy if it is based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, sex, age, political ideas, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic in... Read MoreCampus Policy Manual: 500.1 Acceptable Use
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: January 13, 2020Use of the UMW Network for purposes which may be interpreted as harassment or intimidation is prohibited. Read MoreCampus Policy Manual: 100.7 Sign Posting
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: January 13, 2020There are three types of designated bulletin boards, with signs indicating the designated use. Departmental bulletin boards are for a specific department’s use only. Campus bulletin boards are limited to use by campus groups. Public bulletin boards are provided for any non-campus advertising. Posting of signs or a... Read MoreTitle IX Brochure
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 13, 2020Sexual misconduct may include: … • Unwelcome sexual remarks about clothing, body, sex or sexual orientation. • Offensive sexual questions, jokes and stories. • Display of sexually offensive posters, pictures, words or messages. Read MoreCampus Policy Manual: 101 Student Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: January 13, 2020The University of Montana Western recognizes that its students retain the rights provided by the United States and Montana Constitutions, Federal and State statutes, and other applicable University policy, while attending UMW. Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct: General Behavior Code for Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 13, 2020When a student, with the intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, bully, or offend, (a) causes bodily injury to another, (b) causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another, (c) damages, destroys, or defaces any property of another or any public property, or (d) makes repeated telephone com... Read MoreCampus Policy Manual: 200.4 Student Academic Freedom
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: January 13, 2020Fundamental to our entire philosophy is the firm belief that rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States must be protected on the campus as elsewhere and that local, state, and federal laws must prevail on campus. Becoming a member of the University community in ... Read More
Speech Code of the Month: University of Montana Western
December 4, 2018
The debate about “civility” in public expression has raged on over the past year. When several Trump administration officials were heckled at D.C. area restaurants in June, some commentators condemned the hecklers for their “incivility,” while others thought this condemnation wrongly discouraged protest. That same month, Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters called on her supporters to… Read more
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