Red Light School

University of Northern Colorado

A red light university has at least one policy that both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech. Read more here.

Public or Private: Public
Federal Circuit: Tenth Circuit
Head of Institution: President Kay Norton
University of Northern Colorado
Carter Hall 4000
Campus Box 59 UNC
Greeley, CO 80639
970-351-2222
Website: http://www.unco.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: Dean of Students Office: Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policy 12-13

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when: ... such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or educational environment.
View full policy (PDF, 252 KB).

Yellow light: Student Code of Conduct: Prohibited Conduct 12-13

Harassment, which consists of any verbal, visual, written or physical conduct that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it adversely affects, or has the purpose or logical consequence of interfering with any student's educational program or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment within the University community.
Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, coercion, and/or other conduct
which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person, including one’s self.
View full policy (PDF, 873 KB).

Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)

Yellow light: Residence Handbook: Abuse 12-13

Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, coercion, and/or other
conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person,
including one’s self is prohibited.
Harassment is defined as behavior that creates, or is intended to create, an
environment that is so hostile or intimidating that it inflicts physical or
emotional harm on another person and/or interferes with a student’s ability to
learn or participate in activities in the campus community. Acts of harassment
include, but are not limited to, unwelcome or repeated contacts in person, by
telephone, by letter, by any method of electronic communication (including
actions taken on the internet or on social media websites), damaging or
vandalizing personal property, offensive acts/gestures, overt threats (whether
or not they were acted on), or any conduct that creates or is intended to cause
physical or emotional harm in the victim.
View full policy (PDF, 491 KB).

Yellow light: Residence Handbook: Noisy, Disorderly, or Disruptive Behaviors 12-13

Disruptive behavior may include: disorderly, indecent, or obscene conduct or expression; hygiene concerns; voyeuristic behavior; emotional outbursts; and/or reckless behavior.
View full policy (PDF, 199 KB).

Internet Usage Policies

Green light: UNC Computer, Internet & Electronic Communications Procedures 12-13

Unacceptable uses that are prohibited include, but are not limited to the following: ... Unlawful communications, including threats of violence, obscenity, child pornography and harassing communications ... The intentional propagation of computer "worms", "viruses", activities that place undue stress on resources such as ending chain letters, "spam" or widespread dissemination of unsolicited email and letter bombs or the resending of the same email repeatedly to one or more recipients ....
View full policy (PDF, 254 KB).

Policies on Bias and Hate Speech

Red light: Residence Handbook: Bias Motivated Incidents 12-13

Intentional discriminatory acts are deliberate actions,
including inappropriate jokes and pranks that are motivated
by bias.
Any discriminatory act is a violation of the Housing & Residence Life
Student Code of Conduct, including, but not limited to racism, ageism,
sexism, and/or homophobia.
View full policy (PDF, 199 KB).

Red light: Residence Handbook: Policy on Bias Motivated Incidents 12-13

The policy prohibits any action that is motivated by bias. Actions that are motivated by bias
include any act, display or communication by which the actor intends or threatens to intimate
or harass another person, including disrupting normal University activities or a student’s
focus on academic or other legitimate University pursuits, or to damage the property of
another person, because of that person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry,
national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
View full policy (PDF, 199 KB).

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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.