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DePaul University

Public or Private: Private
Federal Circuit: Seventh Circuit
Head of Institution: President Dennis H Holtschneider
DePaul University
1 East Jackson Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60604
president@depaul.edu
Website: http://www.depaul.edu

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On this page, FIRE has excerpted policies that address speech and expression. You may download the full policy in .pdf form, below.

Restrictions on Expressive Rights

Posting Policies

Yellow light: Guide to Student Housing: Offensive Displays 09-10

Displays that advertise commercial products/services; advocate the use of alcohol or drugs; are discriminatory;
unlawfully harass by abusing, assailing, intimidating, demeaning, victimizing, or having the effect of creating a hostile environment
based on any of the protected characteristics in the university’s Anti-Discriminatory Harassment Policy (which is available on the university’s policies & procedures Web site); or are not otherwise in keeping with the university’s mission are prohibited and may be removed at any time.
View full policy (PDF, 22 KB).

Other Speech Codes

Red light: University Policies and Procedures are Password Protected 09-10 View full policy (PDF, 71 KB).

Advertised Commitments to Free Expression

Green light policy: Student Handbook: Student Rights 09-10

Students have the right to their own ideas, beliefs and political associations. Students have the right to ask questions and express their opinions without affecting their academic evaluations, as long as such do not interfere with the normal operations of their classes or infringe on the rights of other students in their classes.
View full policy (PDF, 105 KB).

Letter to FIRE from President Holtschneider 12/12/05

DePaul University strongly supports free speech [....]
DePaul has a long history of supporting academic freedom and free speech.
View full policy (PDF, 120 KB).

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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in September 2009. According to FIRE’s research the substantive policies are current at least until this date. Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently. If any policy has been revised, or if you believe that we are in error, please contact us.