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Stalking
Any individual who willfully, knowingly, maliciously, or repeatedly follows; harasses; attempts to
contact or communicate (written, verbal or electronic); and makes a credible threat placing the
individual in reasonable fear of death or bodily harm may be in violation of NSU’s stalking policy.
Such conduct is prohibited. Stalking causes substantial emotional distress in individuals and serves
no legitimate purpose. Course of conduct means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over
a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose.
Student Publications
Nova Southeastern University, as publisher, bears the legal responsibility for the contents of student
publications. In the delegation of editorial responsibility to students, the university provides sufficient
editorial freedom for the student publications to maintain their integrity of purpose as vehicles of free
inquiry and free expression in the Nova Southeastern University academic community.
The delegated editorial freedom of student editors and managers is subject to corollary responsibilities
to be governed by the canons of responsible journalism, such as the avoidance of libel; indecent,
undocumented allegations; attacks on personal integrity; and the techniques of harassment
and innuendo.
As safeguards for the delegated editorial freedom of student publications, the following provisions
are made:
• the student press shall be free of censorship and advance approval of copy, and its editors and
managers shall be free to develop their own editorial policies and news coverage
• editors and managers of student publications shall be protected from arbitrary suspension and
removal because of student, faculty, administrative, or public disapproval of editorial policy or
content. Only for proper and stated causes shall editors and managers be subject to removal, and
then by orderly and prescribed procedures
• all university published and financed student publications shall explicitly state on the editorial page
that the opinions therein expressed are not necessarily those of Nova Southeastern University or
of the student body
Theft or Unauthorized Possession
Students involved in the taking, sale, or possession of property without the consent of its owner or
without proper remuneration may be subject to university disciplinary action and a fine, as well as
arrest and prosecution by legal authorities.
Title IX Compliance Policy
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, 20 USC Sections 1681 et seq., prohibits discrimination
on the basis of sex in schools, whether in academics or athletics. In furtherance of Title IX, Nova
Southeastern University has adopted a Title IX Compliance Policy. It is the university’s policy that no
student enrolled at NSU shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance.
The Title IX coordinator at NSU is Gay Holliday, associate dean of student affairs, who can be reached
at (954) 262-7280. Students are entitled to file a grievance or complaint with the Office of the Title IX
Coordinator if they perceive they have been a victim of discrimination on the basis of sex.
60 NSU Student Handbook 2011–2012