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Student Handbook: Student Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Harassment Any unwelcome and objectively offensive (both from the victim’s perspective as well as from the perspective of a “reasonable person”) verbal, physical, or nonverbal conduct that is severe or pervasive and unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work or education activities, and/or which creates an in... Read MorePolicy No. AP-AA-31.6: Freedom of Expression: Posters, Notices, Flyers, Leaflets and Signs
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Areas where these approved postings can be displayed include Student Government Kiosks and approved bulletin boards located within University Buildings. Appropriate approval from Student Government Association personnel and/or building coordinators is required prior to posting. … All posted materials s... Read MorePolicy AP-OP-28.1: Prohibiting Sex Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Interpersonal Violence
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment 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 it effectively denies a person equal access to the University’s education program ... Read MorePolicy No. AP-AA-34.3: Student and Student Organization Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities Policy
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: October 13, 2021All students are guaranteed freedom of expression and assembly. Read MorePolicy No. AP-AA-31.6: Freedom of Expression
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Outdoor areas are outside areas generally accessible to the majority of students, administrators, faculty and staff such as grassy areas, walkways or other similar common areas and do not include areas where access has been deemed restricted by university officials. However, use of these outdoor areas for discussion... Read MorePolicy No. AP-AA-24.3: Acceptable Use for Information Technology
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 13, 2021Harassing or threatening use. This category includes, for example, discriminatory harassment, display of offensive, sexual material in the workplace and repeated unwelcome contacts with another. Read More
February Speech Code of the Month: University of New Orleans
February 4, 2019
In the United States, an estimated 190 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent each February. I’d wager at least some of those cards could be considered to be “suggestive,” but watch out: At the University of New Orleans, sending “suggestive” letters, notes, or invitations is punishable as sexual harassment. Because a great deal of constitutionally… Read more