Policies and Regulations

POLICY TITLE: Viewpoint Neutrality

APPLIES TO: Regents, Students, Faculty, Staff, Contractors, Vendors, and Visitors

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Board of Regents Office of the President

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Kentucky State University (KSU) is committed to maintaining an academic environment that champions open inquiry and the unrestricted exchange of diverse perspectives. KSU recognizes that educational excellence flourishes when individuals from varied backgrounds and with differing viewpoints engage in meaningful scholarly discourse without fear of discrimination based on their social or political viewpoints.

KSU maintains institutional neutrality on political and social issues that fall outside the scope of its educational mission, operational requirements, and legal mandates. This commitment ensures that the institution serves as an open forum for intellectual exploration rather than as an advocate for particular ideological positions.

Individual members of the KSU community retain their fundamental rights to express their personal views, participate in civic activities, and engage in advocacy consistent with applicable KSU policies and legal requirements. The institution's neutrality does not restrict personal academic freedom or individual expression but rather creates space for all perspectives to be heard and evaluated through reasoned debate.

KSU expressly prohibits the use of ideological litmus tests in employment decisions, contract decisions, academic