Centre College
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| Public or Private: | Private | |
| Federal Circuit: | Sixth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President John A Roush Centre College Office of the President 600 West Walnut St. Danville, KY 40422 859-238-5220 jroush@centre.edu |
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| Website: | http://www.centre.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: Social Responsibility and Student Conduct Regulations- Misconduct 12-13
of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age and disability,
of any person on college premises or at college-sponsored or college-supervised functions,
which threatens or intimidates, or endangers the health or safety of any person.
Student Handbook: Sexual Harassment 12-13
harassment include, but are not limited to: ... a pattern of conduct in class, in the work-place, or in the general campus environment that
a reasonable person would identify as creating a sexist atmosphere, that is, an atmosphere
that demeans or oppresses people simply by virtue of their sex. Examples of such patterns
of conduct might include persistent denigration of women or men through sexist humor
or remarks, assignment according to gender of tasks that are not gender-specific, or other
activities that, by alienating or discouraging members of one sex, tend to impair their
academic or professional performance or their ability to function within the community
(e.g., hanging of signs in the dining hall which depict women/men in a derogatory manner,
yelling sexist remarks from windows as men/women walk by); behavior that would discomfort or humiliate a reasonable person through one or more of
the following: i) inappropriate touching, patting, hugging, or brushing against a person's
body, ii) remarks of a sexual nature about a person's clothing or body, iii) remarks about
sexual activity or speculation about previous sexual experience or sexual orientation, or
iv) other sexually suggestive remarks or insults.
of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when ... 3) 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, academic, or campus
environment.
Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)
Student Handbook: Social Responsibility and Student Conduct Regulations- Misconduct 12-13
not showing due respect.
Posting Policies
Student Handbook: General Guidelines for All Publicity 12-13
prohibited.
of publicity on its campus will display that respect, along with a sense of common decency. ... The College reserves the right to remove any material that is deemed
inappropriate or offensive.
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Student Handbook: Bill of Student Rights 12-13
indispensable to the full achievement of the objectives of higher education in a free democratic
society, the student body of the College holds the following rights essential to the complete
development of the student as an individual and to the fulfillment of his/her responsibilities
as a citizen of that society: ... The right of every student to exercise his/her full rights as a citizen in forming
and participating in campus, local, national, or international organizations for intellectual,
religious, social, political, economic, or cultural purposes, and to publish and/or determine
his/her views and those of his/her organization on campus.
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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.
