RIT Community means any individual authorized to be on the RIT campus as defined below:.Additional resources may also be found in C11.0 Procedures. Support and resources are provided for members of the RIT community who experience speech or expression that they find objectionable, offensive, unwise, ill-conceived or hateful in nature. It shall be prohibited and handled through established disciplinary processes.Ĭonsistent with RIT’s Honor Code and Core Values, the university offers training and educational opportunities for members of the RIT community about civil discourse and the freedom of speech and expression. Unprotected Speech (defined below) violates the law or RIT policies.
The university is committed to freedom of speech and expression and therefore does not have an obligation to insulate members of the RIT community from ideas and opinions that are objectionable, offensive, unwise, ill-conceived, or hateful in nature. RIT shall establish reasonable Time, Place, and Manner restrictions (defined below) to ensure that free speech and expression are exercised in accordance with this policy and other applicable RIT policies, such as the Honor Code ( P03.0), Core Values ( P04.0), Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment ( C06.0), the Student Code of Conduct ( D18.0), and Student Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct Policy – Title IX ( D19.0). Nor does it grant an unfettered right to impede the ability of members of the RIT Community to conduct the work of the university, interfere with or infringe upon the equal rights and freedoms of others, create unsafe conditions, or deface university property. The freedom to debate and discuss ideas does not grant an unfettered right to protest anywhere, at any time, and in any manner. Open-mindedness, civility, respect, decency, and sensitivity for the opinions and rights of others, however different from one’s own, are crucial to fulfilling the university’s academic mission. Any decision that RIT might take to regulate speech or expression by members of the RIT Community, shall be based on RIT’s commitment to foster a safe and civil environment where differing views and opinions are expressed. It must be balanced against the university’s obligation to the principles of academic freedom and to provide a secure and civil environment where faculty, staff, and students can freely exchange ideas and openly engage in deliberation, debate and learning. RIT also recognizes that the right to free speech and expression is not absolute. RIT vigorously supports the rights of all members of the RIT Community to freely express their views and to peacefully and lawfully protest against actions and opinions with which they disagree.
Students have the inviolable freedom to learn, and an equally inviolable responsibility to maintain an orderly, intellectual environment wherein such freedom is freely exercisable by all members of the academic community.Īs a private university, RIT retains the legal authority to determine the extent to which it will regulate an individual’s right to free speech and expression. Faculty have the inviolable freedom to teach, and an equally inviolable responsibility to foster and safeguard the freedom of all to learn by creating an orderly environment in the classroom and on campus. While each member of the RIT Community (defined below) enjoys freedom of speech and expression both within the classroom and on the larger campus, such freedom also comes with responsibility.
Freedom of speech and expression are indispensable to RIT’s educational mission. RIT strives to enable its staff, faculty and students to pursue truth, seek knowledge, and develop understanding of what it means to be a member of a civil society. This Policy incorporates the procedures found here: C11.0 Procedures. All members of the RIT Community are expected to comply with applicable laws pertaining to their conduct, including but not limited to, laws restricting rights to free speech and expression. The standards set forth in this policy do not replace the requirements of applicable local, state, federal, or international law. This Policy applies to speech and expression that takes place on the RIT campus, at any RIT international location, at university sponsored events or programs off campus, and while students are studying abroad. This policy also applies to speech and expression that occurs on electronic resources (e.g., RIT computers and email accounts) and social media sites (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) owned, maintained, or controlled by RIT. This Policy is considered part of the conditions of employment and participation in RIT sponsored events or programs. All members of the RIT Community (defined below) shall comply with this Policy.
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