From the Charter of the University of the West Indies
4. Men and women shall be eligible for admission to and as students of the University and for appointment to any Authority, office or employment of or under the University.
5. No religious, political or racial test shall be imposed on or required of any person in order to entitle him to be a student or member of the University or to occupy any position in or on the staff of the University.
From Rules for Academic and Senior Administrative Staff
46(a). The University recognises the right of each member of staff to participate in the political life of the country in which he or she is living, and to be able to run for and/or hold public office with or without political affiliation. (p.33)
Acceptance of political public office while holding certain University posts (p.38)
53. The following will neither seek nor hold any public office:
- The Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellors or Campus Principals,
- The University Registrar, Campus Registrars,
- The University Bursar, Campus Bursars,
- Deans of Faculties,
- Senior Administrative staff.
From Statement of Principles/Code of Ethics for Academic and Senior Administrative Staff
Academic Freedom
The University supports academic freedom, which means the freedom to study, teach, publish and debate, independent of current opinion, subject to commonly accepted scholarly standards. The right to academic freedom carries with it the duty to use that freedom in a responsible and ethical way. Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the above, academic freedom entitles all academic staff members to freedom in carrying out their activities, in pursuing research and scholarship and in publishing or making public the results thereof and freedom from institutional censorship. Academic freedom does not require neutrality on the part of the individual. Academic freedom makes commitment possible, and carries with it the duty to use that freedom in a manner consistent with the scholarly obligation to base scholarship and teaching on an honest search for knowledge. (p.3)
The University Teacher and Political Activity
Direct political involvement is a matter for the individual. A university teacher who engages in direct political activity should do so in a manner compatible with his or her academic profession and within the legal framework of a constituted government of the area. All governments that contribute to the revenue of the University are expected both to preserve the legitimate freedom of the individual and to guarantee the right of individual expression outside of the University context. (pp.5-6)
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