• Faculty members are entitled to freedom in discussing their subject, while avoiding language that provokes hatred, violence, or discrimination.
• 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 their 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 an effort to indicate that they are not speaking for the University when expressing their personal opinions or views.