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It shall be the duty of the faculty and Chancellor in each of the component institutions to exercise full and final authority in the regulation of student conduct and in matters of student discipline in that institution; and in the discharge of this duty, delegation of such authority may be made to established agencies of student government and to administrative or other officers of the institution in such manner and to such extent as may by the faculty and Chancellor be deemed necessary and expedient; provided, that in the discharge of this duty it shall be the duty of the faculty and Chancellor to secure to every student the right of due process and fair hearing, the presumption of innocence until found guilty, the right to know the evidence and to face witnesses testifying against him, and the right to such advice and assistance in his own defense as may be allowable under the regulations of the institution as approved by the faculty and Chancellor. In those instances where the denial of any of these rights is alleged, it shall be the duty of the President to review the proceedings.

The Chancellor with his faculty shall be charged with the responsibility of maintaining the educational policies of his institution, subject to the endorsement of the President and the final approval of the Board.

The Chancellor shall assist the President in his relationships with and presentations to the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly, the Advisory Budget Commission, Budget Bureau officials, and the public.

SECTION 3-6. THE BUSINESS MANAGERS OF THE COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

The principal business officer of each of the institutions of The University shall be the Business Manager, who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Chancellor and with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Subject to the direction and control of the Chancellor of his institution, and guided by the functional direction of the Business Officer and Treasurer, the Business Manager of each component shall supervise and conduct all the business activities at his institution.

CHAPTER IV

ACADEMIC FREEDOM, TENURE, AND ACADEMIC DUE PROCESS

SECTION 4-1. ACADEMIC FREEDOM

(a) Academic freedom is the right of a faculty member to be responsibly engaged in efforts to discover, speak, and teach the truth. It is the policy of the University to maintain and encourage full freedom, within the law, of inquiry, discourse, teaching, research, and publication and to protect any member of the academic staff against influences, from within or without the University, which would restrict him in the exercise of these freedoms in his area of scholarly interest.

(b) The University recognizes that in his role as citizen, as to matters outside the area of his scholarly interest, the faculty member has the right to enjoy the same freedoms as other citizens, without institutional censorship or discipline, though he