Yellow Light School

Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne

Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. Read more here.

Public or Private: Public
Federal Circuit: Seventh Circuit
Head of Institution: Chancellor Vicky L Carwein
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
260-481-4739
carweinv@ipfw.edu
Website: http://www.ipfw.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: Antiharassment Policy 12-13

Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or other written, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity;
2. submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for, or a factor in, decisions affecting that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity; or
3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's employment or academic performance or creating an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment for that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity.
Harassment is conduct towards another person or identifiable group of persons that has the purpose or effect of:

1. creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment, work environment, or environment for participation in a University activity;
2. unreasonably interfering with a person's educational environment, work environment, or environment for participation in a University activity; or
3. unreasonably affecting a person's educational or work opportunities or participation in a University activity.
Racial harassment is conduct that demonstrates hostility towards another person (or identifiable group of persons) on the basis of race, color, national origin, or ancestry, and that has the purpose or effect of:

1. creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment, work environment, or environment for participation in a University activity;
2. unreasonably interfering with a person's educational environment, work environment, or environment for participation in a University activity; or
3. unreasonably affecting a person's educational or work opportunities or participation in a University activity.
View full policy (PDF, 191 KB).

Yellow light: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Student Responsibilities 12-13

Verbal abuse of another person, including the following:

1. An express or implied threat to:

1. Interfere with an individual’s personal safety, academic efforts, employment, or participation in university-sponsored activities and that under the circumstances causes the person to have a reasonable apprehension that such harm is about to occur; or
2. Injure that person, or damage his or her property; or
2. "Fighting words" that are spoken face-to-face as a personal insult to the listener or listeners in personally abusive language inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction by the listener or listeners to the speaker.
View full policy (PDF, 178 KB).

Green light: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Student Rights- Right to Freedom from Harassment 12-13

Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, including requests for sexual favors and other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, when submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of a student’s education, or submission to or rejection of such conduct by a student is used as the basis for academic conditions affecting the student; or the conduct has the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning environment.
Discriminatory harassment is defined as conduct that targets an individual based upon age, color, religion, disability, race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or veteran’s status and that adversely affects a term or condition of an individual’s education, housing, or participation in a university activity; or has the purpose or effect of unreasonably creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for academic pursuits, housing, or participation in university activities.
View full policy (PDF, 75 KB).

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

Yellow light: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Preamble 12-13

A student who accepts admission to Indiana University agrees to: ... behave in a manner that is respectful of the dignity of others, treating others with civility and understanding ....
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Internet Usage Policies

Green light: Student Handbook: Ethical Guidelines for Computer Users 12-13

The use of university computing resources to disseminate obscene, pornographic, or libelous materials; to threaten or harass others; or otherwise engage in activities forbidden by the Code is subject to disciplinary action as specified in the Code.
View full policy (PDF, 141 KB).

Advertised Commitments to Free Expression

Green light policy: Student Handbook: Student Rights and Responsibilities 12-13

Students retain all of their citizenship rights when enrolled at IPFW.
View full policy (PDF, 77 KB).

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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.