Institutional action should be independent of community pressure. To the extent that students are foreclosed from sharing in the making of particular decisions, or kinds of decisions, the institutional policy or interests deemed to require the foreclosure should be explicitly stated, where possible, with approval of the Board of Regents and the President of the institution. Students should share in the formulation of standards of student conduct. Every aspect of the educational process should promote the free expression of ideas. The right of express extends to matters of institutional administration and policy.
Students have the right to publish written material, and to distribute it without prior approval.
Distribution should not disrupt or unreasonably burden the operations of the institution. Students have the right to a well-defined process of academic evaluation. The institution and its teachers should assure that academic evaluations are not prejudiced or capricious and such as may deter students from expressing views contrary to those of the person making the evaluation. Students should be protected from public disclosure of views or beliefs which may have been tentatively expressed in academic discourse. Students are responsible for respecting the equal right of all their members of the academic community.