How to Use academic freedom in a Sentence

academic freedom

noun

• The scare quotes around academic freedom are a nice touch.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 June 2021
• The choice to send such a signal is of course part of a teacher’s academic freedom.
  — The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2021
• Twice in the last century, the Supreme Court has come out in favor of academic freedom.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2021
• The group says using the word in that way is clearly covered by academic freedom.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
• It was also seen as a win for the academic freedom of professors.
  — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2021
• The past several years, of course, have seen an erosion of academic freedom.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
• Patton’s name is now known, and should be, to defenders of academic freedom.
  — Greg Weiner, National Review, 10 Sep. 2020
• Some of the major flash points will be around human rights, academic freedom, climate change, and supply chains.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 17 May 2021
• Magill said Penn must ensure that the school’s academic freedom and free exchange of ideas endure.
  — David Voreacos, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
• Last month, Earnest filed a formal grievance with the dean of the college alleging that his rights to free speech, due process and academic freedom had been trampled.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• In this case, a flawed process led to a flawed outcome that will have the consequence (intended or not) of eroding academic freedom.
  — Kim Cobb, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2021
• The concept of tenure emerged in the mid-20th century as a means of supporting academic freedom.
  — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
• Others argue that, even if one disagrees with these choices, professors have a right to free speech and academic freedom to choose to fight for one’s ideals.
  — Ira Bedzow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
• Defenders of the law have argued that the city’s academic freedom would remain untouched.
  — Amy Qin and, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2020
• Here’s hoping that universities will have the courage to level up on academic freedom rather than down.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
• As tends to happen in arguments over free speech and academic freedom, DeSantis has bitten off a lot to chew.
  — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• The roiling debates have even opened up rifts among champions of academic freedom.
  — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• De al Torre and Wood came to his defense, saying that academic freedom affords him the right to make controversial remarks.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2021
• The government has denied that the law threatens academic freedom.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020
• The efforts to control tenure have upset some faculty members, who see them as a threat to academic freedom.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 18 May 2021
• The movement led to academic freedom, a set of principles widely in place nationwide.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
• Rauch is talking about the adults in the room, professors organizing to protect open inquiry and academic freedom.
  — Emily Chamlee-Wright, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
• The government has stepped up censorship of social media, suppressed academic freedom and thrown many of its critics in jail.
  — Brian Spegele, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2022
• Part of me takes a ghoulish satisfaction in this latest fiasco for free speech and academic freedom.
  — Bruce Gilley, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
• Free speech and academic freedom are fundamental to the advancement of knowledge and to the success of our colleges and universities.
  — Stuart Taylor Jr. and Edward Yingling, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2021
• The school also supported his right to academic freedom, which gives teachers great latitude to say provocative things in their field of expertise.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
• The cancellation has stoked a national debate over academic freedom that has spread well beyond the MIT campus.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• This is a real case of academic freedom because Angela Davis is an undesirable character to much of the public....
  — Stuart Silverstein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
• The statement said the college is committed to the creation of a committee on academic freedom, which will be involved in matters impacting that freedom.
  — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2021
• The ban is an extraordinary limit on speech that raises questions of academic freedom and First Amendment rights.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024