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The District encourages freedom of expression and the free flow and exchange of information and ideas. The District seeks to protect academic freedom and supports free and unfettered scholarly inquiry. Faculty members of Palomar College shall conduct the instructional program in accordance with principles of academic freedom of expression and inquiry within the framework of rights and responsibilities. The District considers academic freedom, defined by its attendant rights and responsibilities, as a vital, primary force in the achievement of the aims and objectives of the institution. Academic freedom inherently involves the following rights and responsibilities: • To research to the limit of competence and training, the assigned teaching area and its references • To question and challenge, without fear of censorship or discipline, those actions originating from within the institution which seriously affect the total academic environmen