- 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.