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Gender-Based Misconduct Policy

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, written, graphic, online, and/or physical conduct of a sexual nature (Sexual Harassment) as well as any unwelcome conduct…

Student Handbook: Harassment, Discrimination and Stalking Policy

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Harassment Unwelcome, hostile, or inappropriate conduct directed toward an individual because of their protected status. Such conduct violates College policy if it (1) has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working, living, or learning environment for the…

Student Handbook: Free Speech Policy

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Free speech can involve advocating ideas and using expressions that are marginal, unpopular, controversial, untrue, subversive, or offensive. Likewise it can involve challenging and opposing those ideas and expressions. While not necessarily constituting a violation of this or other Bard College policies…

Gender-Based Misconduct Policy: Definitions of Gender-Based Misconduct- Title IX Category Violations

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Sexual Harassment: Conduct on the basis of sex (including sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender status) that satisfies one or more of the following: ... Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and…

Student Handbook: Bias Incidents

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
  • Last Updated
While Bard College is committed to the free and open exchange of ideas and to the view that the expression of controversial ideas and differing views is a vital part of campus discourse, it does not condone harassment or expressions of bias…

Student Handbook: Events Registration

  • Policy Rating
    Green
  • Speech Code Category
    Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
  • Last Updated
Bard College strongly affirms the right of free speech for each member of the Bard community.
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