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Macomb Community College

Public or Private: Public
Federal Circuit: Sixth Circuit
Head of Institution: President James Jacobs
Macomb Community College
South Campus D-300
14500 E. 12 Mile Road
Warren, MI 48088
586-445-7241
Website: http://www.macomb.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)

Green light: Student Handbook: Unlawful Harassment 09-10

The College prohibits verbal or physical acts based on race,
color, national origin, religion, disability, age, marital status,
pregnancy, height or weight that have no professionally
appropriate relationship to the subject matter of a course and
are so severe and pervasive that they objectively either (i)
unreasonably interfere with an individual's work or academic performance, or (ii) create an intimidating, hostile or offensive
learning or working environment.
View full policy (PDF, 94 KB).

Green light: Student Handbook: Unlawful Harassment 09-10

For purposes of this Policy, the term "sexual harassment" means: ...
Unwelcome verbal or physical acts that are based on sex, have no professionally appropriate relationship to the subject matter of a course, and are so severe and pervasive that they objectively either (i) have the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance, or (ii) create an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning or working environment.
View full policy (PDF, 94 KB).

Internet Usage Policies

Red light: Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources 09-10

The following behaviors are prohibited while using College information technology resources, including computers and networks owned or operated by Macomb Community College, or to which Macomb Community College is connected. ... Sending chain letters, junk mail, "spam," "flaming," "mailbombs," or other similar types of broadcast messages; Sending a message to more than ten (10) internal or external email addresses except as required to conduct College business; ... Sending messages that are malicious or that a reasonable person would find to be harassing or threatening ....
View full policy (PDF, 94 KB).

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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in October 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.