{"id":6358,"date":"2024-06-10T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6358"},"modified":"2024-08-08T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T18:26:16","slug":"trustees-reaffirm-purdues-long-standing-commitment-to-institutional-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/trustees-reaffirm-purdues-long-standing-commitment-to-institutional-neutrality","title":{"rendered":"Trustees reaffirm Purdue\u2019s long-standing commitment to institutional neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.<\/strong> \u2014 The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purdue University<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board of Trustees<\/a>\u00a0on Friday (June 7) reaffirmed the university\u2019s commitment to institutional neutrality and delegated additional authority and responsibilities required for compliance with Senate Enrolled Act 202, set to become Indiana law July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, at the April 5 stated meeting, Purdue trustees adopted a resolution that reaffirmed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q2\/purdue-trustees-approve-faculty-promotions-and-transfers-reaffirm-commitment-to-academic-freedom-and-tenure1.html?utm_source=sfmcPT&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=240405PurdueTodayTrusteesIssue&amp;utm_term=Trustees+approve+faculty+promotions+and+tenure%3b+reaffirm+commitment+to+academic+freedom+and+tenure&amp;utm_id=888958\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">university\u2019s institutional commitment to academic freedom and faculty tenure<\/a>, which similarly delegated certain authority and responsibilities for complying with SEA 202.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Friday\u2019s meeting, the Statement of Policy on Institutional Neutrality was approved and adopted as the official Purdue policy, reflecting the university\u2019s existing and long-standing practice. As required by SEA 202, this policy provides that the university will refrain from taking an official institutional position on a government proposal or policy debate that touches on a social or political issue being contested in the public arena unless that proposal or policy has a direct bearing on the university\u2019s fiscal affairs or on the tools afforded to it to advance its land-grant mission. This policy aligns with Purdue practice \u2014 dating to an April 1966 statement from then-Purdue President Frederick Hovde that cites a resolution approved by the University Senate earlier that academic year \u2014 and embraces and incorporates the principles set forth in the University of Chicago\u2019s 1967 Kalven Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also as required by SEA 202, diversity committees for each Purdue campus will be impaneled. Each committee will develop recommendations for programming to promote cultural and intellectual diversity and will coordinate with Purdue\u2019s Executive Policy Review Group on any recommended policies. The authority of the provost as the chief academic officer for the university system has been reaffirmed and ratified, such that the provost is empowered to coordinate and align academic affairs activities across all university campuses, including on matters related to SEA 202 compliance. Finally, in keeping with these updates, the 1964 Delegation of Faculty Responsibility has also been reaffirmed and clarified.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is a public research institution demonstrating excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the&nbsp;Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative&nbsp;\u2014 at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 The\u00a0Purdue University\u00a0Board of Trustees\u00a0on Friday (June 7) reaffirmed the university\u2019s commitment to institutional neutrality and delegated additional authority and responsibilities required for compliance with Senate Enrolled Act 202, set to become Indiana law July 1. 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