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academic freedom






academic freedom   
noun

Definition of academic freedom

: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)



Recent Examples on the Web


//The new task force will also include a research and intellectual property working group to protect academic freedom and intellectual property and safeguard universities against deception and undue influence, Tehan said.
— Washington Post, "Australia tries to curb foreign interference at universities," 28 Aug. 2019
//This was a defeat for academic freedom and a humiliation for American diplomacy.
— William A. Galston, WSJ, "Hungary, Canary in the Illiberal Coal Mine," 18 Dec. 2018
//As a member of the faculty Professor Wax is free to express her opinions as provided in Penn's policies protecting academic freedom and open expression.
— Fox News, "Penn professor under fire after suggesting US better off with 'fewer nonwhites', defenders say comment lacks context," 20 July 2019
//This openness in academic freedom is absolutely a core American value.
— Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, "Trump is cracking down on China. Now UC campuses are paying the price," 22 July 2019
//Fleming contends the effort to fire him is an encroachment on academic freedom.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Naval Academy professor returns, but not to class," 19 Aug. 2019
//The third reason is that academic freedom serves as an error-correction mechanism.
— The Economist, "“Academic mobbing” undermines open inquiry and destroys the soul of universities," 23 July 2019
//But Hopkins President Ron Daniels previously defended the ICE contracts as a matter of academic freedom.
— Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "100-plus protesters march against ICE in nearly 100-degree heat in Baltimore," 22 July 2019
//Faculty members and college and district leadership will be required to complete training on free speech and academic freedom.
— Anne Ryman, azcentral, "Maricopa Community Colleges settles faculty lawsuit over bargaining for $112,000," 26 June 2019


First Known Use of academic freedom

1863, in the meaning defined above



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