General Faculty Obligations Sample Clauses

General Faculty Obligations a. Faculty may not engage in any behaviors, including speech, in the classroom or when otherwise engaging in their professional activities, towards a single student or group of students that would create a hostile or threatening environment within the classroom or within the University, including but not limited to language or inappropriate terms to refer to individuals or groups of individuals with reference to sex (including pregnancy, family responsibility and gender identity), race, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, national origin, creed, color, ethnicity, genetic predisposition, marital status, veteran status, carrier status, religious or political belief, disability, union activity or refraining from union activity, or treat students differently due to their having or being perceived to have such characteristics. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the University recognizes that course content and curriculum as well as professional activities may require that faculty address issues related to such protected categories and legitimately and permissibly use language and terms and/or voice opinions that some individuals may consider controversial or offensive.