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University of Texas at El Paso
Location:
El Paso, Texas
Type:
Public
Speech Code Rating
University of Texas at El Paso 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.
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Handbook of Operating Procedures: Chapter 3 Sexual Misconduct- Other Inappropriate Sexual Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 2, 2022Hostile 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 or an employee’s terms and conditions of employment. … Other Inappropriate Sexual Conduct – Conduct on the basis o... Read MoreHandbook of Operating Procedures: Section 2 Student Affairs- Speech, Expression and Assembly
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 2, 20222.2.4.1 No person shall make, distribute, or display on the campus any statement that constitutes verbal harassment of any other person. This section applies to all University speech including speech that is part of teaching, research, or other official functions of the University whether in person or not. “V... Read MoreHandbook of Operating Procedures: Section 2 Student Affairs- Speech, Expression and Assembly
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: August 2, 2022“Publicly assemble” and “public assembly” include any gathering of persons, including discussions, rallies, and demonstrations. … Persons and organizations may publicly assemble on campus in any place where, at the time of the assembly, the persons assembling are permitted to be. Read MoreHandbook of Operating Procedures: Section 2 Student Affairs- Speech, Expression and Assembly
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: August 2, 2022The freedoms of speech, expression, and assembly are fundamental rights of all persons and are central to the mission of the University. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the public have the right to assemble, to speak, and to attempt to attract the attention of others, and corresponding rights to hear the sp... Read MoreHandbook of Operating Procedures: Chapter 3 Sexual Misconduct- Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: August 2, 2022Sexual 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