academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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Free expression and academic freedom are among Northwestern’s core values, Jon Yates, the university’s vice president of global marketing and communications, said in a statement to the Tribune.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
That admiration appears to be mutual: Trump has expressed respect for the small European nation and its policies — which include a crackdown on judicial independence, academic freedom and the media — as have several of his populist conservative allies, among them Vice President-elect JD Vance.
—Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, Ho was tried in a campus judicial panel and found guilty of suppressing academic freedom, thus leading to his suspension from the university.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Preventing the politicization of universities is vital for protecting academic freedom and the freedom of expression that make transformative education and pathbreaking research possible.
—Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
That admiration appears to be mutual: Trump has expressed respect for the small European nation and its policies — which include a crackdown on judicial independence, academic freedom and the media — as have several of his populist conservative allies, among them Vice President-elect JD Vance.
—Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, Ho was tried in a campus judicial panel and found guilty of suppressing academic freedom, thus leading to his suspension from the university.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Preventing the politicization of universities is vital for protecting academic freedom and the freedom of expression that make transformative education and pathbreaking research possible.
—Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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