Administrative leaders at all Wisconsin universities must maintain neutral viewpoints in political debates and limit their public statements to matters that only affect school operations, according to a new policy released Friday.

The new policy said institutional statements “issued by university leaders should be limited to matters that directly affect the operations and core mission of the university and should maintain viewpoint neutrality in any reference to any matter of political or social controversy.”

“The policy is not intended to apply to faculty and staff expressing personal statements on non-university-owned channels,” Jay Rothman, president of the Universities of Wisconsin, posted Friday on X. “We uphold the right to free expression where students, faculty, and staff are welcome to hold and discuss competing viewpoints without fear of opposing an ‘official’ university position.”

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