The University of North Carolina Wilmington is a community which embraces a plurality of ideas and perspectives. The university supports activities that encourage tolerance, understanding, respect and appreciation for different points of view. The U.S. Constitution supports freedom of expression as a fundamental right. This founding principle requires not our individual agreement with contrary opinions and positions, but our support and commitment to the protection of every individual’s right to express those opinions and positions. In pursuit of this goal, the university aspires to protect its educational mission while also protecting the First Amendment right to free speech and expression. The granting of this privilege does not imply any university endorsement or support for the views expressed by the individual or group.