Moreover, this kind of situation may lead to harassment complaints by third parties, or by one of the participants in the relationship if it breaks up, whether or not a conflict of interest results. If a person is repeatedly turned down for a date, it is not harassment for the unwilling person to stop talking socially with the person turned down. It is not harassment to complain of harassment, unless the complaint is malicious. It is not harassment for a supervisor or other appropriate person to investigate a complaint of harassment, including talking with witnessses on both sides. . Standards for Supervisors .
Freedom of expression is essential to the mission of a university.
So is freedom from unreasonable and disruptive offense. Members of this educational community are encouraged to avoid putting these essential elements of our university to a balancing test. People who are offended by matters of speech or expression should consider speaking up promptly and in a civil fashion, and should be able to ask others to help them in a professional fashion to express concern. People who learn they have offended others by their manner of expression should consider immediately stopping the offense and apologizing. With respect to materials posted on bulletin boards, it is not appropriate to remove or deface signed posters, for example, announcements of social events in a certain religious community or the gay community, even if some people find such material offensive.