Resources
UC Berkeley policies and statements relevant to our mission
Free Speech Policy FAQ ⬅ ** Highly suggested reading **
UCPD's page on time, place, and manner restrictions. In short, "Free expression is encouraged but must not, interfere with the University operation, teaching and other’s rights to expression and may not damage/impede University property."
Also see: Yale law essay on Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and its application to educational environments, including "hostile environment" judgments. "A hostile environment occurs when a student from a protected class experiences 'severe or pervasive' harassment that interferes with or limits the ability of a student to participate in or benefit from the educational program."
Chancellor's Principles Guiding Accountability for Violation of University Time, Place & Manner Rules
Student Affairs Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations and Students (PACAOS)
Principles of Community (from DEI page)
Faculty Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures for the Berkeley Campus
UC Regents Policy on Course Content
Dean of Students Safety and Support resources
Student Code of Conduct (updated July 2023)
2017 version (from internet archive)
Related organizations and their philosophies
Beyond other HxA Campus Communities, a range of university groups share many of our values and goals. We take inspiration from one another and work together in trying to improve university climates broadly. They are in no particular order, but we add new ones to the bottom as we discover them.
University of California, Riverside: Council for Intellectual Values and Inclusive Community (CIVIC)
Ethos (from their website - with light stylistic emphasis by the HxA Berkeley team)
The Council for Intellectual Values and Inclusive Community strives to uphold certain principles to ensure a climate of respect and open inquiry.
We intend:
To hold conversations in good faith.
To listen and speak with the intention to understand one another better, rather than “win” an argument.
To try and avoid ad hominem attacks and straw-manning.*
To make claims that are supported by evidence when possible.
To prioritize true open inquiry, with the understanding that difficult conversations can carry a risk of causing occasional discomfort and even offense.
To encourage and cultivate a sense of resiliency and respect among disagreements.
To focus our speech on our own beliefs and thoughts, and to avoid putting words in other people’s mouths.
To interact with others with philosophical charity, giving others the benefit of the doubt, and assuming that your interlocutors have good intentions.
To focus on the argument/point being made and to avoid derailing conversations by pivoting, or focusing on the tone/personal attributes of the person speaking.
*For more information on logical fallacies, please go here.
Publications and press involving Berkeley HxA members
Julia Schaletzky
Talks/Lectures
MIT Free Speech Alliance Debate (April 4, 2023)