academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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Professors increasingly see the issue of speech and academic freedom as a labor issue as a result of the crackdowns, said Risa Lieberwitz, AAUP’s general counsel.
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Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Donor influence Donor influence is also a growing threat to academic freedom.
—Isaac Kamola, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
The University of Wisconsin System recently enacted a viewpoint neutrality policy, which Bean said hinders academic freedom for professors, department chairs and faculties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Universities and policy makers must protect academic freedom to study controversial topics, and academics should develop approaches for formalizing what content counts as misleading—for example, by experimentally determining effects on relevant beliefs.
—Jennifer Allen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024
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Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Donor influence Donor influence is also a growing threat to academic freedom.
—Isaac Kamola, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
The University of Wisconsin System recently enacted a viewpoint neutrality policy, which Bean said hinders academic freedom for professors, department chairs and faculties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Universities and policy makers must protect academic freedom to study controversial topics, and academics should develop approaches for formalizing what content counts as misleading—for example, by experimentally determining effects on relevant beliefs.
—Jennifer Allen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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