academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution's protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools. 
CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution's protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools. Curt Anderson, ajc, 18 Aug. 2022 The potential for a catastrophic chilling effect on academic freedom of thought is obvious. The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2022 When asked about the paper, Johns Hopkins spokesperson Jill Rosen pointed to the university’s principles on academic freedom and emphasized the first paragraph of the working paper. Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution’s protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools. Curt Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 Boise State is a revealing prism through which to examine how public universities, meant to be bastions of academic freedom, are responding to red-state pressures. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 If Penn Law succeeds in severely punishing and possibly firing Professor Wax, then Penn, like Princeton, will be sending the message that campus orthodoxy supersedes academic freedom and the pursuit of truth. Michael Poliakoff, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Schools censured are not observing the principles of academic freedom and tenure approved by the group, and reflect on its present administration, according to its website. oregonlive, 17 June 2022 See More
CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution's protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools. Curt Anderson, ajc, 18 Aug. 2022 The potential for a catastrophic chilling effect on academic freedom of thought is obvious. The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2022 When asked about the paper, Johns Hopkins spokesperson Jill Rosen pointed to the university’s principles on academic freedom and emphasized the first paragraph of the working paper. Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution’s protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools. Curt Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 Boise State is a revealing prism through which to examine how public universities, meant to be bastions of academic freedom, are responding to red-state pressures. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 If Penn Law succeeds in severely punishing and possibly firing Professor Wax, then Penn, like Princeton, will be sending the message that campus orthodoxy supersedes academic freedom and the pursuit of truth. Michael Poliakoff, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Schools censured are not observing the principles of academic freedom and tenure approved by the group, and reflect on its present administration, according to its website. oregonlive, 17 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above