- The University seeks an environment that promotes academic achievement and integrity, that is protective of free inquiry, and that serves the educational mission of the University.
- The University seeks a community that is free from violence, threats, and intimidation; that is respectful of the rights, opportunities, and welfare of students, faculty, staff, and guests of the University; and that does not threaten the physical or mental health or safety of members of the University community.
- Discriminatory harassment in the workplace or the educational environment is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated. The University of Minnesota is committed to maintaining an education and work climate for faculty, staff and students that is positive and free from all forms of discriminatory harassment.
- Discriminatory harassment includes harassment toward individuals for reasons of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Harassment based on national origin encompasses harassment based on actual or perceived shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity, including Israel and the Arab world countries. Prohibited discriminatory harassment includes, for example, harassment that is antisemitic or Islamophobic in nature.
- The University will not tolerate discriminatory harassment of its faculty, staff or students by persons conducting business with or visiting the University even though such persons are not directly affiliated with the University. Such concerns are addressed by the University’s Equal Opportunity & Title IX Office in accordance with the Administrative Policy on Discrimination.
- The University is dedicated to responsible stewardship of its resources and to protecting its property and resources from theft, damage, destruction, or misuse.
- The University supports and is guided by state and federal law while also setting its own standards of conduct for its academic community.
- The University is dedicated to the rational and orderly resolution of conflict.
- Students are entitled to the rights and responsibilities of other citizens with regard to freedom of speech, peaceable assembly, and right to petition. Students are entitled to exercise their rights to inquire and dissent, speak freely, and peaceably assemble and protest to the extent permissible under both the First Amendment and the Student Conduct Code. See "Planning for a Safe and Welcoming Environment."
- Students are entitled to due process and procedural fairness protections, including the prompt notification of charges, the opportunity to respond, the right to an advocate of choice, and the right to the resolution of a case within a reasonable period of time.
This information is taken from the Board of Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code and includes additional explanatory content about the guiding principles.