University of California, Santa Cruz
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| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Ninth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | Chancellor George Blumenthal University of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077 834-592-058 chancellor@adm.ucsc.edu |
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| Website: | http://www.ucsc.edu | |
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Restrictions on Expressive Rights
Harassment Policies (Learn More)
Title IX/Sexual Harassment Office: No Harassment/No Discrimination Brochure 12-13
Examples of sexual harassment and discrimination include:
* Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors.
* Unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior of a sexual nature or based on sex.
* Terms of endearment.
* Pressure for a date or "personal" relationship.
* Unwanted touching of any kind.
* Angry, intimidating and/or threatening behavior based on the person's sex.
* Sexual jokes, comments, or innuendoes.
* Sex based cartoons or visuals that ridicule or denigrate a person.
* Employment decisions that are based solely or partially on a person's sex.
* Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors.
* Unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior of a sexual nature or based on sex.
* Terms of endearment.
* Pressure for a date or "personal" relationship.
* Unwanted touching of any kind.
* Angry, intimidating and/or threatening behavior based on the person's sex.
* Sexual jokes, comments, or innuendoes.
* Sex based cartoons or visuals that ridicule or denigrate a person.
* Employment decisions that are based solely or partially on a person's sex.
Generally, sexual harassment is unwelcome and/or uninvited conduct that is directed at you because
of your sex (female or male), that you have to put up with to keep your job, your academic status, or
any other benefit or opportunity and/or that is so severe or pervasive that it creates a hostile working,
academic or living environment.
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of your sex (female or male), that you have to put up with to keep your job, your academic status, or
any other benefit or opportunity and/or that is so severe or pervasive that it creates a hostile working,
academic or living environment.
Title IX/Sexual Harassment Office: What is Sexual Harassment? 12-13
The University of California defines sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: ... Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive university environment. ... Behaviors that may contribute to a hostile environment include, but are not limited to, verbal, non-verbal, and physical sexual behaviors; coerced sex; sexual jokes and innuendoes; remarks about a person's body; turning discussions inappropriately to sexual topics; whistling or cat calls; looking a person up and down or staring in a sexually suggestive manner; invading someone's personal space or blocking her/his path; sexually explicit visuals such as pin-ups; suggestions of sexual intimacy; repeated requests for dates; unwanted letters, electronic mail or other computer communications; unwanted gifts; touching, hugging, massaging, and other gestures or sounds that a reasonable person of the same sex as the recipient would find offensive.
If any of this conduct is occurring because of your sex, it may be a violation of The UCSC Policy on Sexual Assault, The UC Policy on Sexual Harassment and Procedures for Reports of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment:
* Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors.
* Unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior of a sexual nature or based on sex.
* Uninvited, unwanted and/or unsolicited attention/conversations.
* Terms of endearment.
* Sabotaging a person's work or academic standing.
* Withholding information.
* Exclusion from informal meetings/social events.
* Sexual jokes, comments, or innuendoes.
* Cartoons or visuals that ridicule or denigrate a person's gender.
* Employment or academic decisions that are based solely or partially on a person's gender.
* Sexual assault, and/or rape.
View full policy (PDF, 201 KB).
* Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors.
* Unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior of a sexual nature or based on sex.
* Uninvited, unwanted and/or unsolicited attention/conversations.
* Terms of endearment.
* Sabotaging a person's work or academic standing.
* Withholding information.
* Exclusion from informal meetings/social events.
* Sexual jokes, comments, or innuendoes.
* Cartoons or visuals that ridicule or denigrate a person's gender.
* Employment or academic decisions that are based solely or partially on a person's gender.
* Sexual assault, and/or rape.
Student Policies and Regulations Handbook: Code of Student Conduct- Harassment 12-13
Harassment is defined as conduct that is so severe and/or pervasive, and objectively
offensive, and that so substantially impairs a person’s access to University programs or
activities, that the person is effectively denied equal access to the University’s resources
and opportunities on the basis of his or her race, color, national or ethnic origin, alienage,
sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans status,
physical or mental disability, or perceived membership in any of these classifications.
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offensive, and that so substantially impairs a person’s access to University programs or
activities, that the person is effectively denied equal access to the University’s resources
and opportunities on the basis of his or her race, color, national or ethnic origin, alienage,
sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans status,
physical or mental disability, or perceived membership in any of these classifications.
Title IX/Sexual Harassment Office: Frequently Asked Questions 12-13
Q: What are some examples of sexual harassment?
A: Sexual harassment is conduct that is unwelcome or uninvited. Examples include (not exhaustive):
* verbal, non-verbal, and physical sexual behaviors;
* coerced sex; sexual jokes and innuendoes;
* remarks about a person's body;
* turning discussions inappropriately to sexual topics;
* whistling or cat calls; looking a person up and down or staring in a sexually suggestive manner;
* invading someone's personal space or blocking her/his path;
* sexually explicit visuals such as pin-ups;
* suggestions of sexual intimacy;
* repeated requests for dates; unwanted letters, electronic mail or other computer communications;
* unwanted gifts;
* touching, hugging, massaging, and other gestures or sounds that a reasonable person of the same sex as the recipient would find offensive.
View full policy (PDF, 221 KB).
A: Sexual harassment is conduct that is unwelcome or uninvited. Examples include (not exhaustive):
* verbal, non-verbal, and physical sexual behaviors;
* coerced sex; sexual jokes and innuendoes;
* remarks about a person's body;
* turning discussions inappropriately to sexual topics;
* whistling or cat calls; looking a person up and down or staring in a sexually suggestive manner;
* invading someone's personal space or blocking her/his path;
* sexually explicit visuals such as pin-ups;
* suggestions of sexual intimacy;
* repeated requests for dates; unwanted letters, electronic mail or other computer communications;
* unwanted gifts;
* touching, hugging, massaging, and other gestures or sounds that a reasonable person of the same sex as the recipient would find offensive.
Policies Restricting Freedom of Conscience (Learn More)
Principles of Community 12-13
UCSC expects that every campus member will practice these Principles of Community.
We strive to be:
Diverse: We embrace diversity in all its forms and we strive for an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened and productive environment.
Open: We believe free exchange of ideas requires mutual respect and consideration for our differences.
Purposeful: We are a participatory community united by shared commitments to: service to society; preservation and advancement of knowledge; and innovative teaching and learning.
Caring: We promote mutual respect, trust and support to foster bonds that strengthen the community.
Just: We are committed to due process, respect for individual dignity and equitable access to resources, recognition and rewards.
Disciplined: We seek to advance common goals through reasonable and realistic practices, procedures and expectations.
Celebrative: We celebrate the heritage, achievements and diversity of the community and the uniqueness and contributions of our members.
View full policy (PDF, 105 KB).
We strive to be:
Diverse: We embrace diversity in all its forms and we strive for an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened and productive environment.
Open: We believe free exchange of ideas requires mutual respect and consideration for our differences.
Purposeful: We are a participatory community united by shared commitments to: service to society; preservation and advancement of knowledge; and innovative teaching and learning.
Caring: We promote mutual respect, trust and support to foster bonds that strengthen the community.
Just: We are committed to due process, respect for individual dignity and equitable access to resources, recognition and rewards.
Disciplined: We seek to advance common goals through reasonable and realistic practices, procedures and expectations.
Celebrative: We celebrate the heritage, achievements and diversity of the community and the uniqueness and contributions of our members.
Internet Usage Policies
Policy for Acceptable Use of UCSC Electronic Information Resources 12-13
The University has determined that the following list, while not exhaustive, characterizes unacceptable behavior which may be subject to loss of access to eIRs, disciplinary action, and additional consequences of civil or criminal prosecution. ... transmitting inappropriate mass messages.
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Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Student Judicial Affairs: Hate/Bias Policy 12-13
Derogatory words or epithets directed against a member of a protected class, as listed above if
not accompanied by a threat of harm with the ability to carry it out, or other applicable rules violation,
are considered protected speech and not a hate crime. Whether the incident is a crime or not, the campus
seeks to prevent and respond to these incidents by educating the campus community and providing a
clear, accessible way to report experiences of hate or bias within the campus and surrounding
community.
not accompanied by a threat of harm with the ability to carry it out, or other applicable rules violation,
are considered protected speech and not a hate crime. Whether the incident is a crime or not, the campus
seeks to prevent and respond to these incidents by educating the campus community and providing a
clear, accessible way to report experiences of hate or bias within the campus and surrounding
community.
We expect all members of the university community to support a campus climate of respect for diversity
and civility.
and civility.
Any intolerant or disrespectful communication, or behavior intended to malign another
individual or group on the basis of age, creed, ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, disability, religion,
sexual orientation, or socio-economic status may be deemed an incident of hate or bias if it substantially
disrupts or interferes with University operations or the rights of other members of the University
community.
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individual or group on the basis of age, creed, ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, disability, religion,
sexual orientation, or socio-economic status may be deemed an incident of hate or bias if it substantially
disrupts or interferes with University operations or the rights of other members of the University
community.
University of California Campus Climate 12-13
Expressions of Bias: A general communication not directed toward a particular individual, which disparages a group of people on the basis of some characteristic ....
Hate Speech: Hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display that may incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity, ethnicity ....
If you experience or observe behavior that is inconsistent with our Principles of Community, please report it.
You may report in a variety of ways:
*Report anonymously or by name, via this Campus Climate page, by selecting the University of California campus where the incident occurred from the list to the right and clicking "Continue".
* Report anonymously to an appropriate campus office, based on the nature of the incident. Please refer to the website for the campus where the incident occurred.
* Report anonymously via your campus' Bias Reporting page, by selecting your campus from the Local Bias Reporting menu above. If your campus does not appear on this list, there is no local reporting form available. Please use this form, instead.
* File a report with your Campus Police Department, via the Campus Police menu above.
View full policy (PDF, 122 KB).
You may report in a variety of ways:
*Report anonymously or by name, via this Campus Climate page, by selecting the University of California campus where the incident occurred from the list to the right and clicking "Continue".
* Report anonymously to an appropriate campus office, based on the nature of the incident. Please refer to the website for the campus where the incident occurred.
* Report anonymously via your campus' Bias Reporting page, by selecting your campus from the Local Bias Reporting menu above. If your campus does not appear on this list, there is no local reporting form available. Please use this form, instead.
* File a report with your Campus Police Department, via the Campus Police menu above.
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Student Policies and Regulations Handbook: Policy on Speech and Advocacy 12-13
The university is committed to assuring that all persons may exercise the constitutionally
protected rights of free expression, speech, assembly, and worship.
View full policy (PDF, 181 KB).
protected rights of free expression, speech, assembly, and worship.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in February 2013. 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.
