academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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His administration has targeted universities—crushing student protests and threatening academic freedom.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Students and faculty concerns over the university's odd leadership change have simmered since the summer, but Jikeli's handling of academic freedom matters caused discontent to boil over.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
Suppressed in the 1930s by global economic depression, rising fascism and military conflict, academic freedom reached a low point during World War II.
—David P. Baker, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the Indian Academic Freedom Network, which documents violations of academic freedom in Indian universities, noted that universities hosted more than 50 events and lectures on Hindutva, or those promoting the policies of the BJP, in the past year.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Students and faculty concerns over the university's odd leadership change have simmered since the summer, but Jikeli's handling of academic freedom matters caused discontent to boil over.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
Suppressed in the 1930s by global economic depression, rising fascism and military conflict, academic freedom reached a low point during World War II.
—David P. Baker, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the Indian Academic Freedom Network, which documents violations of academic freedom in Indian universities, noted that universities hosted more than 50 events and lectures on Hindutva, or those promoting the policies of the BJP, in the past year.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 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 25 Dec. 2025.
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