academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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Commentary and opinions Columbia University’s capitulation to Trump puts academic freedom at risk coast-to-coast, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Columbia did not fire him, citing academic freedom, and Oz responded to his critics both on his show and in a Facebook post.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Much of it focuses on the affiliates of the expanding Alumni Free Speech Alliance (AFSA), the umbrella group consisting of 27 independent organizations battling riots, gag rules, and the suppression of academic freedom that have become integral to their woke academies.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Columbia did not fire him, citing academic freedom, and Oz responded to his critics both on his show and in a Facebook post.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Much of it focuses on the affiliates of the expanding Alumni Free Speech Alliance (AFSA), the umbrella group consisting of 27 independent organizations battling riots, gag rules, and the suppression of academic freedom that have become integral to their woke academies.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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