academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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And in January, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of professors arguing that California community colleges’ DEI policies infringed on academic freedom.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Another by Hanover Research found more than 90% believe academic freedom is under threat.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
That July version of the bill drew heavy opposition from a vast coalition of education groups, from teachers unions to school boards, civil rights advocates and Muslim community organizations, who feared censorship of pro-Palestinian voices and infringement upon academic freedom.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
At both private and public colleges, professors’ work contracts – like the ones typically signed after receiving tenure – potentially provide legal protections for faculty speech connected to academic freedom, such as in the classroom.
—Jeffrey C. Sun, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Another by Hanover Research found more than 90% believe academic freedom is under threat.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
That July version of the bill drew heavy opposition from a vast coalition of education groups, from teachers unions to school boards, civil rights advocates and Muslim community organizations, who feared censorship of pro-Palestinian voices and infringement upon academic freedom.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
At both private and public colleges, professors’ work contracts – like the ones typically signed after receiving tenure – potentially provide legal protections for faculty speech connected to academic freedom, such as in the classroom.
—Jeffrey C. Sun, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for academic freedom
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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