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University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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College Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: March 1, 2021Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination, and can take two forms: quid pro quo and hostile environment. … Hostile environment harassment occurs when unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is suffi... Read MoreCollege Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Acts of Harm
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: March 1, 2021Bullying/Cyberbullying: Engaging in repeated or aggressive behaviors meant to intimidate, intentionally harm, control, or seek to control another person or persons physically, mentally, or emotionally. Examples include, but are not limited to: spreading rumors, teasing, playing trick/pranks, intentionally embarrassi... Read MoreCollege Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Harassment, intimidation, threats, or coercion
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: March 1, 2021General Harassment– Engaging in conduct directed toward a particular individual or identifiable group of individuals through any action, method, device, or means which is so severe or pervasive, and objectively offensive, that it unreasonably interferes with the target individual’s University employment,... Read MoreTechnology Use Regulation 508
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: March 1, 2021Use of UNCSA technological resources to gain access to other users’ accounts, files, voice mail, or electronic mail, harassing other users in violation of university policies, or otherwise interfering with the work of others is prohibited. Read MoreInterim Title IX Regulation
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: March 3, 2021Title IX Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies an individual equal access to the University’s education program or activity; … Read MoreFacilities Use Policy 402: Limited and Designated Forums
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: March 4, 20211. First Amendment expression in designated and limited forums do not require the University’s prior approval. 2. Time, place, and manner restrictions are in place for the health, safety, and order of the campus community, without unreasonably restricting content of speech or expression. Read MoreCollege Handbook: Student Code of Conduct- Policy Statement on Nondiscrimination
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: March 1, 2021UNCSA embraces and strives to uphold the freedoms of expression and speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the North Carolina Constitution. Read MoreCollege Handbook: Appendix F: Content of Posters and Disseminated Materials
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: March 1, 20211. Bulletin boards labeled “General Purpose” are provided at locations on campus. These bulletin boards may be used for commercial purposes, informational purposes, or for solicitation of charitable contributions, and may be used by any person or group, without prior approval. 2. Notices and disseminated materials m... Read More
University of North Carolina System: State of the First Amendment
January 10, 2006
FIRE teamed up with the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy to release the Report on the State of the First Amendment in the University of North Carolina System. The Report notes that UNC System’s many speech codes and illiberal restrictions on religious groups would likely not survive a legal challenge. It also… Read more
REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech
September 24, 2018
Eight colleges in North Carolina earn FIRE’s highest rating for free speech — more than in any other state — but 17 still maintain policies that substantially restrict student expression. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 2018 — A new report finds that North Carolina’s colleges and universities lead the way nationally for protecting student free speech. The… Read more
Report Exposes Extensive Constitutional Violations in University of North Carolina System
January 10, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C., January 10, 2006—Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy released their Report on the State of the First Amendment in the University of North Carolina System. The Report explains precisely what the First Amendment obligations of the UNC System schools are—and… Read more
The State of the First Amendment in the University of North Carolina System
January 10, 2006
A Joint Report of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Executive Summary If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or… Read more