2026 – 2027 Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook Page 53 • Using racial, ethnic, religious or nationality-based slurs, epithets, stereotypes or derogatory remarks at an individual or group. • Mocking, insulting or ridiculing a person’s or group’s accent, language, cultural customs, dress, religious practices, nationality or heritage. • Displaying, sharing, posting, transmitting or distributing symbols, images, messages, memes, gestures or materials that promote hatred, discrimination or hostility toward any other person or group. Prohibited conduct would include participating in conversations, social media activity, group messaging or gatherings where racial, ethnic, cultural, religious or nationalitybased harassment or ridicule occurs. • Recording, sharing, liking, reposting or otherwise distributing discriminatory, hateful or degrading content. • Engaging in conduct, even passively, intended to isolate, exclude, threaten, embarrass, humiliate or intimidate any other person or group because of cultural, racial, ethnic, national origin or religious differences. • Participating in, encouraging, endorsing or facilitating hateful, discriminatory, harassing or degrading behavior directed toward any person or group. • Remaining present during acts of harassment or hate-directed conduct while demonstrating approval, amusement, encouragement or indifference that could reasonably be interpreted as support for the conduct. Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary actions range, based on the nature and severity of the offense, from behavioral probation to such as dismissal from the program, suspension, dismissal from the program and/or University. NSU reserves the right to take immediate action whenever a student’s conduct threatens the safety, wellbeing, dignity, educational environment or accreditation standards. B.7 Contracting on Behalf of the University Unless specifically authorized by the appropriate university authority, students may not contract on behalf of the university. Students who attempt to, or enter into, a contract on behalf of the university without proper authorization, are subject to disciplinary action along with a hold being placed on the student’s account until restitution is made, as well as such other sanctions as may be appropriate. Any contract entered into on behalf of the university by a student without proper authorization is void. B.8 Damage or Vandalism to Property Defacing, littering, or damaging property of the university is prohibited. B.9 Dangerous Items Weapons, firearms, and other dangerous items are prohibited on campus. The complete NSU Firearms/Weapons Policy is available in the Campus Safety Handbook and on the Public Safety website. A weapon includes • any item designed to inflict a wound or cause injury to another person • any item used to harass, threaten, intimidate, assault, or commit battery • any item the university deems dangerous For the purpose of this policy, the term weapon or weapons means any object, device or instrument that is designed as a weapon; or through its use is capable of threatening or producing bodily harm; or which may be used to inflict self-injury. To see definition of weapons in our policy, please review our policy at
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