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All faculty鈥攖enured, pretenure, and non鈥搕enure track鈥攈ave the right to teach, research, create, and perform about their knowledge and understanding in their discipline. This academic freedom persists even when faculty members hold a minority view within their discipline and when others in and beyond the institution find their views contrary or objectionable.

A true university education is one in which students hear, study, and discuss ideas that challenge their thinking and encourage them to consider points of view different from their own. Students should expect to hear ideas that make them uncomfortable, should be able to explain and master concepts they disagree with, and should feel free to take opposing views as part of civil academic discourse. We remind all members of the campus community that the 鈥攕igned into state law in 2017鈥攁pplies to everyone. The act endorses the fundamental responsibility of the university by defining what we are not to do: 鈥淚t is not the proper role of an institution to attempt to shield individuals from free speech, including ideas and opinions they find offensive, unwise, immoral, indecent, disagreeable, conservative, liberal, traditional, radical, or wrong-headed.鈥� These principles are recognized in the . At the beginning of each academic year, we remind the campus community of the importance of fulfilling the letter and spirit of this act.

To learn more visit the Statement of Aspirations page.

We ask every member of our community鈥攆aculty, staff, and students鈥攖o show respect for one another when they discuss ideas and opinions that are different from their own.