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Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual: 3.0.4 Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 26, 2022Discrimination because of sex includes sexual harassment which means unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature when: … Such conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individualR... Read MoreCommunity Living Guide for Residence Halls: Harassment/Threats
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 26, 2022No person shall physically or emotionally harass another person verbally; in writing; or through the phone, computer, etc. Read MoreCommunity Living Guide for Residence Halls: Advertising, Solicitation and Distribution
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: January 26, 2022Any advertisement that promotes alcohol, drugs and/or behavior incongruent with the mission of Housing and Residential Life or the university will not be approved for posting. Read MoreUP 00-1 Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: January 26, 2022The following behaviors are prohibited while using University information technology resources, including computers and networks owned or operated by Wayne State University, or to which Wayne State University is connected: … Sending messages that are malicious or that a reasonable person would find to be haras... Read MoreAdministrative Policies and Procedures Manual: 10.13 Interim Title IX Sexual Misconduct Policy & Procedures
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 26, 2022For the purpose of this Interim Title IX policy, sexual harassment is defined as 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 ... Read More
Wayne State University: Administrators’ Opposition to Law Students’ Calls for ‘Diploma Privilege’ Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
July 20, 2020
In July 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Wayne State University Law School emailed students warning them against advocating for “diploma privilege,” which allows qualifying graduates of an in-state law school to gain admission to the state bar without sitting for a bar exam. The email suggested criticizing the Michigan State Bar’s requirements could jeopardize students’… Read more
REPORT: Great Fakes? Michigan colleges routinely fail to protect free speech on campus
March 29, 2022
Michigan may be known for its Great Lakes, but a new report from FIRE suggests that its universities’ free speech promises don’t hold much water. “State of the Speech Codes: Michigan” examines the speech codes — policies that regulate student expression that would be protected by the First Amendment in society at large — on… Read more
Update: Wayne Law says it will not report students for bar exam advocacy
July 20, 2020
Wayne State Law School tells FIRE it will “ardently” support its students’ First Amendment rights — even if they express concerns about having to take the Michigan State Bar Examination during the ongoing pandemic. FIRE wrote to Wayne Law last week after reports emerged that graduating students received an official email from the law school… Read more
FIRE objects after Wayne State Law School says students can’t criticize bar exam
July 14, 2020
Can Wayne State University Law School students advocate for pandemic-related bar exam accommodations without being punished? That’s the question FIRE asked Wayne State University Law School and the Michigan State Bar this week, after reports that an official law school email sent to recent graduates suggested students advocating for bar exam accommodations during COVID-19 might… Read more