Pitzer College
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| Public or Private: | Private | |
| Federal Circuit: | Ninth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President Laura S Trombley Pitzer College 1050 N. Mills Avenue Claremont, CA 91711 909-621-8000 president@pitzer.edu |
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| Website: | http://www.pitzer.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: Code of Student Conduct 12-13
member has the right to freedom
from harassment and abusive
behavior, including harassment
directed at his/her racial, religious
or ethnic background, physical disability,
or sexual orientation. No
Pitzer student may engage in
behavior which is excessively or
persistently annoying enough to
detract substantially from the quality
of life, or the quality of the
working conditions of students or
any other member of The
Claremont Colleges. Examples of
harassment can include: making
excessive noise in residence halls,
damaging or highly offensive practical
jokes, and racist behavior.
Student Handbook: Code of Student Conduct 12-13
is defined as a pattern of
unwanted and unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other visual, verbal, or
physical conduct of a sexual nature
if it creates an intimidating, hostile,
or offensive work, educational or
student living environment. It
includes but is not limited to any
unwelcome touching, patting,
pinching, or brushing against a person's
body, and any harassment
directed against a person because of
his/her gender or sexual orientation.
Student Handbook: Sexual Harassment 12-13
verbal comments, written harassment
via notes, letters, or electronic
mail messages and displays on public
workstations.
harassment consists of unwanted and
unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other visual, verbal,
or physical conduct of a sexual
nature: ... When the conduct has the purpose
or effect of creating an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work, educational,
or student living environment.
Posting Policies
Student Handbook: Posting Publicity Guidelines 12-13
distribution of publicity deemed offensive.
Internet Usage Policies
Student Handbook: Computer Use Agreement 12-13
engage in abuse of other users, such as
sending abusive or obscene messages within
or beyond Pitzer via the network.
Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
Student Handbook: Communication Protocol for Bias Related Incidents 12-13
Protocol, the term "bias related incident"
is limited to conduct that violates one or more of The Claremont Colleges'
disciplinary codes and which is not protected
by the First Amendment of the
United States Constitution or by analogous
provisions of state law.
expressions of hostility against another
person (or group) because of that person's
(or group's) race, color, religion,
ancestry, age, national origin, disability,
gender or sexual orientation, or because
the perpetrator perceives that the other
person (or group) has one or more of
those characteristics.
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Student Handbook: Demonstrations 12-13
peaceful assembly and supports their exercise.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in September 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.
