• Faculty are entitled to freedom in discussing their subject, but the should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to their subject.
  • When faculty members and staff communicate as individuals, they should be free from institutional discipline and censorship, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational staff, they should keep in mind that the public may judge their profession and their university by the utterances.
  • Faculty members and staff should always strive to be accurate, exercise appropriate restraint, and respect the opinions of others in the community; they should also make effort to indicate that they are not speaking for the university when expressing their personal opinion.