In June of 1980, the Board of Trustees endorsed the following "Principle of Community" for Dartmouth College:
The life and work of a Dartmouth student should be based on integrity, responsibility and consideration. In all activities each student is expected to be sensitive to and respectful of the rights and interests of others and to be personally honest. He or she should be appreciative of the diversity of the community as providing an opportunity for learning and moral growth.
This statement provides a basis for interaction between and among all members of the College, and each of us is expected to be mindful of it in pursuing our own interests as members of this community. (The Committee on Standards has ruled that the Principle of Community cannot be the basis of a disciplinary hearing before the COS.)
The Academic Honor Principle
Fundamental to the principle of independent learning are the requirements of honesty and integrity in the performance of academic assignments, both in the classroom and outside. Dartmouth operates on the principle of academic honor, without proctoring of examinations. Any student who submits work which is not his/her own, or who commits other acts of academic dishonesty, violates the purposes of the College and is subject to disciplinary actions, up to and including suspension or separation. For the complete text, refer to the Green Pages of the Student Handbook or http://www.dartmouth.edu/~uja/.
Freedom of Expression and Dissent
Freedom of expression and dissent is protected by College regulations. Dartmouth College prizes and defends the right of free speech and the freedom of the individual to make his/her own disclosures, while at the same time recognizing that such freedom exists in the context of the law and in responsibility for one's actions. The exercise of these rights must not deny the same rights to any other individual. The College therefore both fosters and protects the rights of individuals to express dissent.
Protest or demonstration shall not be discouraged so long as neither force nor the threat of force is used, and so long as the orderly processes of the College are not deliberately obstructed.
Membership in the Dartmouth community carries with it, as a necessary condition, the agreement to honor and abide by this policy.
Equal Opportunity
Dartmouth College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all its students, faculty, employees, and applicants for admission and employment. For that reason Dartmouth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran in its programs, organizations, and conditions of employment and admission. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and constitutes a violation of Dartmouth's equal opportunity policy. Additionally, students with documented learning disabilities have the same legal entitlements as students with other types of disabilities and are entitled to reasonable accommodations as appropriate.
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