Office of the Assemblies

The Codes and Judicial Committee (CJC) Working Group on Hate Speech and Harassment (WGHSH) is engaging with the Campus Community to develop proposals for the CJC’s consideration concerning Hate Speech and Harassment and their relationship to the Campus Code of Conduct.

The WGHSH will hold public forums to hear from the Campus Community about these issues and to involve the Campus Community in all stages of the WGHSH process.

Each public forum will be held on two dates to increase the number of people who can attend. Please feel free to attend any part of or all of the public forums.

PUBLIC FORUM #3: Public Comment on Draft Proposals

Friday, April 27, 3:00 – 5:00 PM in 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.

Monday, April 30, 12:00 – 2:00 PM in 105 Space Sciences Building.

The WGHSH will present and seek comments on draft proposals for possible changes to the Campus Code of Conduct and/or other Cornell policies. These proposals may include amendments to the Code, clarifying interpretations of the Code, or changes to enforcement measures. 

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Current Draft Language Additions Concerning Harassment and the Campus Code of Conduct

c. To harass another person by acting toward that person in a manner that is unwelcome and sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it unreasonably interferes with, limits, or deprives an individual’s or group of individuals’ participating in or benefiting from the University’s education or employment programs or activities.

d. To engage in discriminatory hostile environment harassment directed against any person or group of persons because of their actual or perceived age, ancestry or ethnicity, color, creed, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, height, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, religious practice, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status or weight. A hostile environment is created by conduct (oral, written, graphic or physical) that is unwelcome and sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it unreasonably interferes with, limits, or deprives an individual’s or group of individuals’ participating in or benefiting from the University’s education or employment programs or activities.