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
• April 17 was a dark day for academic freedom in the United States.
  — Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
• 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
• His case set off a debate about whether there should be limits to tenure and academic freedom.
  — Scott Travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Despite the attack on women, Black women and academic freedom, Gay may still get the last laugh.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Hansher dismissed all six of McAdams' claims against Marquette and rebuked him in a recitation of what the judge said academic freedom is — and is not.
  — Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018
• 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 notion of a forced curriculum runs counter to ideals of academic freedom many students admire.
  — New York Times, 28 June 2018
• 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
• In March 1968, students staged protests against censorship and in support of academic freedom that were brutally quashed by the regime.
  — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Ultimately, the critics’ complaint is that the gift is a challenge to academic freedom.
  — Daniele Struppa, WSJ, 20 May 2018
• 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
• Tenure protects academic freedom and makes sure that researchers’ jobs are secure even if their studies and projects don’t always pan out.
  — Darby Saxbe, Slate Magazine, 4 Apr. 2017
• That’s because the Code, which was last updated in 1999, was written to maintain academic freedom, Yanega says.
  — Benjamin Jones, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017
• Issues such as the harsh conditions faced by workers building these campuses and concerns about academic freedom have raised questions about the value of these investments.
  — Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• To people concerned about the state of academic freedom—and freedom in general—in Israel, Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s case is perhaps the most extreme example of an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024