学术自由 is essential to these purposes and applies to both 教ing and research. BSU is legally and ethically bound to 尊重 academic freedom. 具体地说, academic freedom is unders太d as the right of scholars in institutions of higher education freely to study, 讨论, 调查, 教, 展览, 执行和发布. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. 学术自由 in its 教ing aspect is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the 教er in 教ing and of the student in learning. The scholar is entitled to full freedom in research and in the 展览ion, performance and publication of the results of their research, and to full freedom in the classroom in 讨论ing their subject, most specifically in the selection of their course materials and in the selection of texts. The scholar is entitled to 讨论 controversial issues.
The college or university 教er or librarian is a citizen and a member of a learned profession affiliated with an educational institution. 当他们说话的时候, 写, or express themself in any other fashion as a citizen, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. They should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show 尊重 for the opinions of others. They 尊重 the free inquiry of their associates and avoid interference in their work.
As a state institution, BSU is also bound to the Massachusetts Constitution, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which guarantee freedom of speech and press, 宗教自由, 平等保护.
