academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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But this caricature obscures a long-standing tension between academic freedom and the rigid bureaucracies endemic to higher learning institutions.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Higher education has long been viewed as a pillar of academic freedom, Pallas told ABC News in an interview.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Professors increasingly see the issue of speech and academic freedom as a labor issue as a result of the crackdowns, said Risa Lieberwitz, AAUP’s general counsel.
—Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Donor influence Donor influence is also a growing threat to academic freedom.
—Isaac Kamola, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Higher education has long been viewed as a pillar of academic freedom, Pallas told ABC News in an interview.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Professors increasingly see the issue of speech and academic freedom as a labor issue as a result of the crackdowns, said Risa Lieberwitz, AAUP’s general counsel.
—Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Donor influence Donor influence is also a growing threat to academic freedom.
—Isaac Kamola, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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