This article addresses the tensions between calls for civility and rights to free speech in public academic employment. We begin by summarizing relevant organizational science on workplace incivility. Next come critical perspectives from other fields, asserting that civility appeals infringe on rights to freedom of expression. Following this is a review of key court decisions within the jurisprudence of free speech in the workplace, especially as it applies to academics. We also address the protections afforded by tenure and (at some institutions) unions. Bringing these streams of scholarship together, we expose predicaments faced by public universities seeking to cultivate safe and civil work environments while, at the same time, respecting faculty rights to free speech. We conclude by suggesting compromises between these conflicting aims that would allow organizations (in academia and beyond) to protect workforce dignity without infringing on the rights of reasonable people.

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规范粗鲁：学术就业中言论自由与文明之间的紧张关系

本文探讨了公共学术就业中的文明呼吁与言论自由权之间的紧张关系。我们首先总结有关工作场所不文明行为的相关组织科学。接下来是来自其他领域的批评观点，声称文明诉求侵犯了言论自由权。接下来是对工作场所言论自由法理学中的关键法院判决的审查，特别是当它适用于学术界时。我们还解决了任期和（在某些机构）工会提供的保护。将这些学术流汇集在一起​​，我们揭露了公立大学面临的困境，他们寻求营造安全和文明的工作环境，同时尊重教师的言论自由权。