Yellow Light School

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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 Charles R Bantz
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
355 N. Lansing Street
Administration Building, Room 104
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-4417
cbantz@iupui.edu
Website: http://www.iupui.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: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: 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 or gender, 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.
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Yellow light: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Personal Misconduct 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.
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Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)

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

Individual rights are best protected by a collective commitment to mutual respect. A student who accepts
admission to Indiana University agrees to:
...
take responsibility for what he or she says and does,
behave in a manner that is respectful of the dignity of others, treating others with civility
and understanding ....
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Advertised Commitments to Free Expression

Green light policy: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Right to Freedom of Association, Expression, Advocacy, and Publication 12-13

In accordance with the state and federal Constitution and university policy, the university
recognizes the rights of all students to engage in discussion, to express thoughts and opinions,
and to assemble, speak, write, publish or invite speakers on any subject without university
interference or fear of university disciplinary action.
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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.