academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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The freeze is seen as a threat to academic freedom, as researchers fear speaking out against government actions might jeopardize their funding4.
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Faculty and progressives viewed it as an attack on academic freedom and an example of governmental overreach.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Faculty and progressives viewed it as an attack on academic freedom and an example of governmental overreach.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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