I rearranged the clauses for clarity here: "The problem is ... with expectations that it’s part of the job ... that academic leaders should have a 'foreign pol

I rearranged the clauses for clarity here: "The problem is ... with expectations that it’s part of the job ... that academic leaders should have a 'foreign policy'" > administrators should shut up and do their job I read that with an implied "while performing duties of said job", not "at all times no matter what". In other words "Do not implement or promote said foreign policy on the job" as that (in their opinion) is not part of their job, but a personal matter to be tended to on personal time. Stripped of context I can see why someone would take issue with that quote as the implication is dependent on that context, but in context he's clearly talking about performing their duties on the job. Afterall, the implication you're operating off of is that this person is expected to be on the job 24/7 and/or as such should never ever do anything ever that's not relevant to the job or in line with company policies, which is frankly absurd. It's why context is important and while a single line/quote can anchor an entire discussion or position, it rarely can fully embody or express it. TL;DR: Needs context.