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Another note, faculty and staff are differnt types at a university. Staff is not an academic position. Just an employee.

Yeah, faculty, including visiting faculty have a lot of freedom; unless the U loses endowment bucks or something like that. Then not much can be done if tenured. Basically, the faculty selects the faculty unless you are really special.

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Semantics. So what you're saying is that a guest speaker should be regarded as faculty. So any individual speaking at the University even for one day who used his opportunity to further his agenda would be speaking for said establishment?

Oh boy, I can't wait to get some speaking position at the EPA!!! I'm going to use the oppurtunity to further my agenda for how grilled cheese toast is destroying the enviroment. . . .