University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Eighth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | Chancellor Harvey Perlman University of Nebraska - Lincoln 14th & R Street Lincoln, NE 68588 402-472-2116 hperlman1@unl.edu |
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| Website: | http://www.unl.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)
Policy and Procedures on Unlawful Discrimination, Including Sexual and Other Prohibited Harassment 11-12
advances, unwelcome requests for sexual favors, and other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual
nature when: ... Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's work or
academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or academic
environment.
Policy and Procedures on Unlawful Discrimination, Including Sexual and Other Prohibited Harassment 11-12
based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or sexual
orientation (collectively "protected status") by engaging in harassing conduct (e.g. physical, verbal, graphic, or
written) that is unwelcome and sufficiently severe, pervasive or persistent so as to clearly interfere with or limit
the ability of (1) a student to participate in or benefit from the services, activities or privileges provided by
UNL; or (2) an employee to engage in his or her work duties.
Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures: Student Code of Conduct 11-12
1. Engaging or attempting to engage in any act for the purpose of injuring, threatening or unreasonably alarming another or for the purpose of unreasonably interfering with any person's work, education, or the environment or activities surrounding one's work or education.
2. If a person has been advised not to engage in certain acts and subsequently does so, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the subsequent acts were done for one or more of the purposes set forth in the above paragraph.
3. This section shall be strictly construed so as not to infringe upon the constitutional rights of free speech and expression of any person; and shall apply only to those acts described in paragraph (a) of this section.
Contract Policies Booklet: Rights and Responsibilities as a Resident 12-13
communications that are intended to threaten, intimidate, or harass a particular student and to cause that student to fear for his or her safety,
are in violation of the harassment policy and will be subject to severe
disciplinary action.
Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)
Contract Policies Booklet: Rights and Responsibilities as a Resident 12-13
result in immediate termination of your residence hall contract (regular
cancellation fees will apply), your relocation to another hall and/or
referral to the Offi ce of the Dean of Students or the appropriate law
enforcement body. Such violations include, but are not limited to the
following: ... Abuse (physical or verbal) and/or battery of a resident or staff
member ... Other inappropriate behavior deemed so by Housing personnel.
Free Speech Zones
Guidelines for Use of UNL Campus Outdoor Spaces 11-12
Internet Usage Policies
Policy for Responsible Use of University Computers and Information Systems 11-12
atmosphere which unreasonably interferes with the education or the employment experience.
Similarly, electronic communications shall not be used to harass or threaten other information
recipients, in addition to University users. ... Personal use of any University information system to access, download, print, store, forward,
transmit or distribute obscene material. ... Obscene with respect to obscene material shall mean (1) that an average person applying
contemporary community standards would find the material taken as a whole predominantly
appeals to the prurient interest or a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, (2)
the material depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically set out in
Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-807 to 28-809, as amended, and (3) the material taken as a whole lacks
serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in July 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.
