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home free speech at ut skip to content skip to main navigation report an accessibility issue the university of tennessee knoxville toggle navigation menu toggle navigation close home frequently asked questions resources free speech at ut the university of tennessee knoxville supports the rights of our campus community to express freely their views for or against actions and opinions with which they agree or disagree the safety of our campus community is our first priority the university of tennessee recognizes and protects members of our campus community s right to free speech in accordance with the first amendment campus free speech protection act and board of trustees policy in doing so we must first protect our community s physical safety as well as preserve our property for the advancement of the university s principal missions of teaching research and service the law and university policy including the code of conduct will guide our actions we want to make sure members of our community are aware of allowable and prohibited actions during free expression activities allowable actions expressing viewpoints according to the campus free speech protection act passed by the tennessee general assembly and signed by then gov bill haslam in 2017 the university should be maintained as a marketplace for ideas and it is not the proper role of an institution to attempt to shield individuals from free speech including ideas and opinions they find offensive unwise immoral indecent disagreeable conservative liberal traditional radical or wrong headed the university may impose reasonable time place and manner restrictions regarding any free expression activity restrictions are content neutral and can include specific areas of campus where the demonstrations are allowed to take place time limits on demonstrations noise level limits capping the number of participants allowed or restricting the size and placement of signs see hilltopics for the policy on freedom of assembly and demonstration the rock the rock is an area of free speech and free expression and has long been used to share thoughts ideas artwork advertisements events and messages people can paint on the rock at any time you can review the policy on the ut policy central website campus map the orange lines on the map indicate university owned streets anyone students faculty staff and people with no affiliation to the university can use the sidewalks parallel to university owned streets for free expression activities unless they have a no trespass directive for campus the blue lines on the map indicate city owned streets anyone students faculty staff and people with no affiliation to the university can use the sidewalks parallel to city owned streets for free expression activities the red lines on the map indicate state owned streets if sidewalks are available anyone can use the sidewalks parallel to state owned streets for free expression activities students students can generally spontaneously assemble and distribute literature peacefully in outdoor areas of campus that are generally open and accessible except in places that have been previously reserved by others the activities must be conducted in an orderly and peaceful manner in no way obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic not interfere with classes scheduled meetings events and ceremonies or with other essential processes of the university the university does not regulate these free expression activities on the basis of viewpoint planned events and meetings are overseen by the office of campus event services which manages the reservation process for campus space only meetings which have been approved in advance may be held within university buildings and must occur in the assigned meeting room at the assigned times within university stadiums adjacent to residential or academic facilities of the campus meetings which would impose an unusual demand upon staff or facilities must have approval regardless of where they are held on campus 1720 01 08 faculty a faculty member using a university limited public forum in the exercise of his or her academic freedom may invite a non affiliated person to participate in the faculty member s free expression activities 1720 1 12 04 activities are subject to time manner and place restrictions restrictions are content neutral and can include specific areas of campus where free expression activities are allowed to take place time limits on activities noise level limits capping the number of protesters allowed or restricting the size and placement of signs the faculty member who invites the non affiliated person is responsible for ensuring that the non affiliated person knows about the restrictions the appearance of a non affiliated person on campus is not an endorsement by the university learn more about the policy on use of university property by non affiliated persons for free expression activities planned events and meetings are overseen by the office of campus event services which manages the reservation process for campus space only meetings which have been approved in advance may be held 1720 01 08 within university buildings and must occur in the assigned meeting room during the assigned times within university stadiums adjacent to residential or academic facilities of the campus all university employees t he university of tennessee holds an institutional neutrality policy a position of institutional neutrality is not intended to limit the speech of the university s community acting or speaking as individuals in their own names and not in the name of the university institutional neutrality allows the university to be a true marketplace of ideas in which students faculty and staff have the broadest possible latitude to speak write listen challenge learn and discuss any issue when acting in a personal capacity as a citizen an employee of the university speaks publicly or writes for publication the employee shall take care to ensure that the employee s statements are not reasonably interpreted as being made on behalf of the university as employees of a state institution there are state laws and university of tennessee system policies that govern our engagement in campaigns and political activity while in our official capacity university employees are subject to the ut system s policy on state and federal government relations activities this policy addresses the official representation of the university when contacting government officials it does not restrict personal expression on personal time using personal resources university employees are also subject to the little hatch act a tennessee state law that regulates the political activities of state employees including that state employees are prohibited from using their official position authority or influence to interfere with an election or nomination for office this includes activities like displaying campaign materials on state property using state resources for political purposes and engaging in political activities during work hours non affiliated persons a non affiliated person means any person or entity who is not a university unit student student organization employee or volunteer a non affiliated person can include a speaker or guests invited to campus for official campus events registered student organizations or faculty using a university limited public forum can invite people not affiliated with the university to participate in their free speech activities a non affiliated person invited to campus by a student organization or faculty member is a guest of that organization or faculty member and their appearance on campus is not an endorsement by the university learn more about the policy on use of university property by non affiliated persons for free expression activities non affiliated individuals and speakers not invited to campus non affiliated individuals can participate in free expression activities on sidewalks parallel to university owned streets as well as on public streets and sidewalks owned by the city of knoxville marked in blue on the map above the fact that the university has rented a facility to a group not affiliated with the university or allowed a group to speak on campus does not mean that the university has approved of or endorsed the group s message learn more about the policy on use of university property by non affiliated persons for free expression activities university units a university unit is any academic administrative or auxiliary department or division of the university or any other official entity of the university functioning through university employees acting within the scope of their university employment a university unit may invite a non affiliated person to participate in free speech activities in connection with an official activity of the unit for example a lecture presentation debate panel or symposium the head of the university unit must determine that the non affiliated person s participation would advance one or more of the university s principal missions of teaching research and service because the head of the unit is deciding how to use university property to advance the university s mission this is considered government speech the free speech clause of the first amendment does not apply learn more about the policy on use of university property by non affiliated persons for free examples of actions prohibited by law or university policy prohibited actions apply to anyone on the university s campus regardless of their affiliation physical altercation or violence use of weapons threats of harm harassment and or discrimination obstructing vehicle or pedestrian traffic interfering with or disrupting university operations such as classes meetings and events including by excessive noise camping on public property tca 39 14 414 state law in part prohibits erecting placing maintaining leaving allowing to remain or using a piece of furniture tent raised tarp or other temporary shelter structure or furniture at any time between 10 00 p m and 7 00 a m state law also prohibits making preparations to sleep at any time of day including laying down a sleeping bag blanket or other material used for bedding littering we ask that our entire campus community including visitors to our campus express themselves civilly we are committed to maintaining a safe campus where everyone s rights are protected questions the office of the dean of students and the office of student conduct and community standards are available to assist students with questions or concerns about the freedom of expression free speech policy at the university dean of students 865 974 3179 email protected student conduct and community standards 865 974 3171 email protected free speech at colleges and universities aclu guide to free speech on campus fire guide to free speech on campus related campus websites campus climate dean of students student conduct and community standards safety concerns immediate concerns call 911 or call utpd at 865 974 3111 other situations report a campus climate concern harassment discrimination contact the office of investigation resolution tennessee state law in may a comprehensive campus free speech bill was signed into law in tennessee the bill requires state public education institutions to give students the broadest possible latitude to discuss issues maintaining a marketplace of diverse ideas that does not attempt to shield people from free speech restrict speech to particular areas of campus or limit speakers who can be invited to campus among other provisions source aclu free speech at ut the university of tennessee knoxville the university of tennessee knoxville knoxville tennessee 37996 865 974 1000 search for events a z apply privacy map directory give to ut accessibility the flagship campus of the university of tennessee system and partner in the tennessee transfer pathway