UChicago gets serious about disciplining students and others for Disruptive Conduct on campus

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http://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/ReportCommitteUniversityDisciplineDisruptiveConduct.pdf

I found these two definitions very interesting

***Protesters are fully within their free-speech rights to counter and object to speech, as long as they are doing so without blocking or disrupting the free-speech rights of others.

Disruptive conduct may itself be a form of speech, but that does not mean that it is a protected form of speech. Like other forms of civil disobedience, disruptive conduct may lead to disciplinary consequences for those engaged in such conduct.***

Appendix V lists these sanctions. Seems specially interesting in the light of what happened at Middlebury

The sanctions listed below may be used singly or in combination by the Committee, which may also devise new sanctions that it deems appropriate. The same sanction options are available to the Review Board.

Warning: An official letter is placed in the student’s educational record. A prior warning related to misconduct under Statute 21 must be considered in determining a sanction for a current offense.

Disciplinary Probation: During this defined period, a student may continue to enjoy all the rights and privileges of a student except as the Committee stipulates. A prior disciplinary probation related to misconduct under Statute 21 must be considered in determining a sanction for a current offense.

Loss of University Privileges: Specific student rights and privileges, such as access to certain University buildings, events, organizations, or employment, may be suspended for a defined period.

Discretionary Sanctions: The Committee may require the completion of additional academic work, community service, or restitution/fines by a given deadline.

Disciplinary Suspension: For a period of no more than nine consecutive quarters, a student is prohibited from exercising any rights or privileges of a student at the University.

Disciplinary Expulsion: An expelled student forfeits the rights and privileges of a student at the University. Ordinarily, the University will not consider a re-application for eleven consecutive quarters following the date of the expulsion.

Revocation of a Degree: A policy violation that occurred before a degree was awarded may lead to a Committee recommendation that a degree be revoked.

The last one is a real big hammer!!

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Revocation of a degree - ouch !!!

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They did say violation before a degree instead of holding it over an alum’s head :slight_smile:

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Seems strange to revocate something not yet awarded.

I understand the intent, being based on a policy violation prior to award, but enforced after degree is awarded.

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I think the difference they drew between protected and unprotected forms of speech is quite sensible. Yes disruptive conduct is indeed speech, like it’s proponents have claimed (in fact a UChicago student made this claim on television recently), but it is not protected. So be prepared for the consequences if you engage in it.