As members of the community, Senators have the rights and obligations of any citizen. They measure the urgency of these obligations in the light of their responsibilities to their profession, and to their institution. When they speak or act as private persons, they avoid creating the impression that they speak or act for the-Senate. As citizens engaged in a profession that depends upon freedom for it's health and integrity, Senators have a particular obligation to promote conditions of free inquiry and to further public understanding of academic freedom. Senators cannot properly present their views if they are restrained in the expression of their own thoughts and beliefs.
Senators are members of a learned profession and representatives of educational institutions.
However, when they speak or write as private citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. Further, 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 acknowledge the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that they are not institutional spokespersons.