Clemson Faculty Manual: When they speak or write as private persons, faculty shall be free from institutional censorship or disciplinary action, but they shall avoid creating an impression that they are speaking or acting for the University. When they speak or write within the areas of their expertise, faculty have the right to identify themselves by academic rank and institutional affiliation. ... Because freedom of access to recorded knowledge is essential to teaching, learning, and research in a democracy, the right and obligation of the University to provide a full range of materials on any subject, however unpopular, controversial, or apparently incorrect, shall not be infringed. ... Clemson endorses the 1957 Declaration of the AAUP ... “that it is educationally desirable that students be confronted with diverse opinions of all kinds. ... Faculty members have responsibility to their disciplines and to the advancement of knowledge generally. In this regard their primary obligation is to seek and to state the truth as they perceive it. clemson.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-senate/documents/manual-archive/2014-15.pdf
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