academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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But the issue isn’t about academic freedom, countered Jacobson, but the university’s sponsorship of such programs.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
Also on the table was a faculty committee to address academic freedom and investments in health and education in Gaza.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
Students want to enact policies to protect the safety and academic freedoms of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and other students and faculty who have faced blacklisting, harassment, threats and the unwanted publication of private information, Abdelrahman said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
And though she has not been charged, her case has prompted a profound debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedom since the war began more than eight months ago.
—Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
Also on the table was a faculty committee to address academic freedom and investments in health and education in Gaza.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
Students want to enact policies to protect the safety and academic freedoms of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and other students and faculty who have faced blacklisting, harassment, threats and the unwanted publication of private information, Abdelrahman said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
And though she has not been charged, her case has prompted a profound debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedom since the war began more than eight months ago.
—Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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