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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Equal Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination & Harassment and Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 2, 2019Unlawful discrimination or harassment consists of treating a person differently in any WPI program or activity based on their race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, genetic identity, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran stat... Read MoreUndergraduate Housing Contract
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: January 2, 2019Only 30% of any single wall or door may be covered with posters and/or hangings. All such decorations must be affixed flat against the wall/ door. … Obscene or offensive materials are strictly prohibited. Read MoreAcceptable Use Policy
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: January 2, 2019Users must not use any WPI system or service for unethical or illegal activities. Users shall respect the privacy of others, use data only as authorized by the data owner, and not use WPI technology resources to harass or attack others. Read MoreWPI Student Code of Conduct: Expectations of Student Behavior
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes
Last updated: January 2, 2019Listed below are broad categories of expectations and responsibilities to which all students are expected to abide. Each category includes examples of prohibited behaviors; however, the list is not exhaustive and the Dean of Students Office preserves the right to identify additional prohibited behaviors, as necessar... Read MoreEqual Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination & Harassment and Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 2, 2019Sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment where: … Such advances, requests or conduct have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a person’s academic or work experience by creating an intimidating, hostile, humili... Read MoreWPI Policy on Campus Events Involving External Speakers
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: January 2, 2019All events on campus, including events involving external speakers, must comply with all WPI policies, rules and regulations. Such events must not interfere with University property or the orderly conduct of University affairs or the University’s obligation to protect the right to teach, study, and freely exch... Read More
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Can’t Say They Didn’t Warn You
Samantha Harris December 22, 2005
Prospective students beware: at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., you don’t have nearly as many rights as your fellow students just down the road at Worcester State. That’s because, as a private institution, WPI is not bound by the U.S. Constitution, and WPI takes full advantage of that by stripping its students of… Read more
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