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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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