Policy on Protection of Human Subjects
I. Purpose of the Policy
This policy's purpose is to protect human subjects of original research conducted either at Middlebury College or by an employee or student of Middlebury College. It is intended to assure that subjects of research are aware of their rights and protections.
*Although these policies are influenced by the guidelines of numerous federal regulatory agencies, the Institutional Review Board is ultimately the agency for their creation and oversight. This is because each government agency which has developed such a policy limits its oversight to activities funded by that agency, or to similar activities which might reasonably be expected to influence the behavior of scholars engaging in funded activities. Middlebury College applies a single, comprehensive standard to original research involving human subjects in which there is a potential for harm. This policy shall apply to all original human subject research as defined insection III.