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R-MC Faculty Handbook: Chapter 2
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2.1 Statement on Academic Freedom3
The administration and faculty of Randolph-Macon College believe that freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression are basic characteristics of a liberal arts college. The College subscribes to the revised statement on academic freedom as agreed upon in 1989 and 1990, respectively, by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors.
Teachers are entitled to full freedom in research and in the publication of the results, subject to the adequate performance of their other academicduties; but research for pecuniary return should be based upon an understanding with the authorities of the institution.
Teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to their subject . . .
College . . . teachers are citizens, members of a learned profession, and officers of an educational institution. When they speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence, they should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that they are not speaking for the institution.
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