Colgate University
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| Public or Private: | Private | |
| Federal Circuit: | Second Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President Jeffrey Herbst Colgate University 13 Oak Drive 301 James B. Colgate Hall Hamilton, NY 13346 315-228-7444 |
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| Website: | http://www.colgate.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
Harassment Policies (Learn More)
Student Handbook: Policy on Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Harassment 12-13
physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when ... such conduct is sufficiently severe, pervasive or
persistent that it has the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or
academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working,
educational, or social environment.
Student Handbook: Policy on Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Harassment 12-13
harassment policy explicitly prohibits any form of harassment on the basis of actual or
perceived membership in a protected class, by any member or group of the
community, which creates a hostile environment, both objectively and subjectively. A
hostile environment may be created by physical, oral, written, or graphic conduct
(including electronic media) that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive so as to
interfere with, limit or deny the ability of an individual to participate in or benefit from
educational programs or activities or employment access, benefits or opportunities.
Student Handbook: Policy on Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Harassment 12-13
harassment pursuant to this policy even if the behavior in question does not rise to the
level of legally recognized or actionable discrimination or harassment.
based on legally protected categories. However, as a supportive and collegial
community, Colgate also prohibits bias-related student behavior that demeans or
humiliates other community members even if the conduct is not so egregious as to
violate the law. Harassing conduct can occur in various forms, including: ... Verbal - such as unwelcome sexually suggestive, demeaning or graphic comments,
using ethnic, racial, religious or other slurs to refer to a person, or jokes or comments
that demean a person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, ethnicity, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability. ... Visual - such as exposing another person to unwanted pornographic images,
creating or displaying racially, ethnically, religiously offensive pictures, symbols,
cartoons, or graffiti. Communication-based - such as phone calls, emails, text messages, chats or blogs
that offend, demean or intimidate another on the basis of gender, race, color, religion,
ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)
Student Handbook: University Code of Student Conduct 12-13
engage in dishonest or unlawful behavior or any other behavior intended to inflict physical or
emotional harm on another person.
Internet Usage Policies
Information Technology Policies 12-13
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Student Handbook: Colgate University Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities 12-13
at large, and no enumeration of their rights and responsibilities as students shall
be deemed to conflict with rights they enjoy and rightful responsibilities
they incur as
citizens.
University.
recognizes the
importance of providing personnel and facilities of high quality and of maintaining the
rights of free inquiry, expression and assembly.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in November 2012. 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.
