Revisions to the September 2010 Proposed Academic Freedom Policy by Faculty Welfare & Privileges Committee of the Faculty Senate

September 21, 2010

In addition to labeling the three statements or policies as a), b) and c),
the changes are in caps, bold and underlined.

Academic freedom is the freedom to teach, both in and outside the
classroom, to conduct research and other scholarly or creative activities,
and to publish or otherwise disseminate the results. Academic freedom also
encompasses the freedom to address any matter of institutional policy or
action whether or not as a member of any agency of institutional
governance. Faculty have the freedom to address the larger community with
regard to any social, political, economic, or other interest. The freedoms
enumerated in this policy apply without institutional discipline or
restraint save for statements or actions a) that demonstrate disciplinary
incompetence or b) that violate the University's Professional Ethics
Statement (as edited on 2/12/99) or c) the University's standards
pertaining to disruptive behavior (as adopted on 6/1/70). ALTERATIONS TO
STATEMENTS OR POLICIES a), b) OR c) MADE SUBSEQUENT TO THE SENATE'S
ADOPTION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM POLICY DO NOT RESTRICT THE FREEDOMS
ENUMERATED IN IT UNLESS A NEW LIMITATION ONACADEMIC FREEDOM IS
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED AS A LIMITATION ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM BY THE SENATE.
Academic responsibility implies the faithful performance of professional
duties and obligations, the recognition of the demands of the scholarly
enterprise, and the candor to make it clear that, when one is speaking as
a citizen on matters of public interest, one is not speaking for the
institution.