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University of Texas at Dallas
Location:
Dallas, Texas
Type:
Public
Speech Code Rating
University of Texas at Dallas has been given the speech code rating Red. A red light university has at least one policy that both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech.
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UTDSP5005: Student Grievances
Speech Code Rating: Red
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Such harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Suggestions that academic or employment reprisals or rewards will follow the refusal or granting of sexual favors, also cons... Read MoreUTDBP3090: Nondiscrimination
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Harassment as a form of discrimination is defined as verbal or physical conduct directed at a specific individual or a group of identifiable individuals that subjects the individual or group to treatment that adversely affects their employment or education because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregn... Read MoreUTDSP5003: Student Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Conduct dangerous to others: Any conduct that endangers the health or safety of another; this includes but is not limited to physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, and coercion. Read MoreUTDBP3102: Sexual Misconduct Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Hostile Environment: exists when sexual misconduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to deny or limit the individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from an education program or activity … In determining whether sexual misconduct has created a hostile environment, the University considers the co... Read MoreUTDBP3096: Information Security and Acceptable Use
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Accessing, creating, storing, or transmitting sexually explicit materials during Incidental Use is prohibited. Questions regarding whether particular content is “sexually explicit material” should be directed to UT Dallas counsel or the UT System Office of General Counsel. Read MoreUTDSP5001: Speech Expression and Assembly
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: September 18, 20211. The freedoms of speech, expression, and assembly are fundamental rights of all persons and are central to the mission of the University. Students, faculty, and staff have the right to assemble, to speak, and to attempt to attract the attention of others, and corresponding rights to hear the speech of others when ... Read MoreUTDBP3102: Sexual Misconduct Policy- Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 18, 2021Sexual Harassment: 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 or activity; … Read More
FIRE surveyed roughly 37,000 students at 154 colleges and universities about the climate for free speech at their institutions. In 2021, FIRE released rankings of those schools, based on a number of factors, including openness, tolerance, self-expression, administrative support for free speech, and campus policies, scoring overall speech climate on a scale from 0-100. See the full report on FIRE’s 2021 College Free Speech Rankings for more information.
Rankings / out of 154 colleges surveyed |
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| Overall Ranking | 125 |
| Ideological Diversity | 96 |
Overall / out of a top score of 100 |
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| Overall Score | 56.49 |
| Openness | 10.37 |
| Tolerance (Liberals) | 10.71 |
| Tolerance (Conservatives) | 8.67 |
| Administrative Support | 6.33 |
| Comfort | 15.94 |
| Disruptive Conduct | 10.46 |
| Speech Code | RED |