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academic freedom

NOUN
freedom to learn
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They will invoke academic freedom and free speech to maintain a stranglehold that allows neither.

From The Wall Street Journal

Believing so — or poking fun at threats to academic freedom — causes concerned students to wonder whether university leaders are, in fact, prepared to meet this moment.

From Salon

The deal also reestablishes the research partnership between Cornell and the federal government while also maintaining the private school’s academic freedom and institutional autonomy, Kotlikoff said.

From The Wall Street Journal

She initiated legal action against the university for failing in its duty to protect her academic freedom and she submitted a "subject access request" demanding Sheffield Hallam hand over any relevant internal documents.

From BBC

It attacks the principles core to higher education, explicitly stating “academic freedom is not absolute.”

From The Wall Street Journal