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AUP is committed to providing a work and learning environment defined by integrity and transparency that encourages the disclosure of violations of law or of University policy. To this end, AUP protects from retaliation against members of its community who report in good faith any suspected misconduct occurring at the University. This policy aims to reassure individuals that they should raise genuine concerns in good faith without fear of reprisals, and provides guidance on how to raise those concerns.

This policy articulates AUP’s guiding principle as an educational institution of defending free speech and condemning hate speech. As a private American institution located in France, AUP encourages, protects, and sustains the freedom of expression, offering the broadest possible latitude to both internal and external speakers within the limits of French and European law. Hate speech is antithetical to AUP’s core values and its prohibition extends to every corner of AUP’s campus, including online speech.