academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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At this point, true liberation began, as a growing number of HBCUs offered academic freedom to Black Americans, who otherwise would have been prohibited from attending most colleges and universities.
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
The union will protect educators' academic freedom rights, keeping faculty expertise in teaching, research, and publication at the forefront.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 14 June 2026
In 2024, the SAIC risked sanctions or censure from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a leading nonprofit organization that advocates for academic freedom, over its response to student activism.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
Rosenfeld, a hematologist who worked in research and hospital administration at the NIH and its Clinical Center for two decades, acknowledges the importance of academic freedom, but the consequence of those decisions weakened the agency’s oversight powers.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
The union will protect educators' academic freedom rights, keeping faculty expertise in teaching, research, and publication at the forefront.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 14 June 2026
In 2024, the SAIC risked sanctions or censure from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a leading nonprofit organization that advocates for academic freedom, over its response to student activism.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
Rosenfeld, a hematologist who worked in research and hospital administration at the NIH and its Clinical Center for two decades, acknowledges the importance of academic freedom, but the consequence of those decisions weakened the agency’s oversight powers.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
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 21 Jun. 2026.
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