academic freedom
noun
: freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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Writing faculty have both the agency and the academic freedom to examine generative AI’s dishonest training origins and conclude: There is no path to ethically teach AI skills.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Donald is not trying to violate their rights of free speech or academic freedom.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Faculty at Indiana's universities worry that the shuttering of degree programs due to a new state law infringes on academic freedom and will erode higher education outcomes in the state.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Many of our colleagues initially believed that attacks on academic freedom and scientific research would cause public outcry.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Donald is not trying to violate their rights of free speech or academic freedom.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Faculty at Indiana's universities worry that the shuttering of degree programs due to a new state law infringes on academic freedom and will erode higher education outcomes in the state.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Many of our colleagues initially believed that attacks on academic freedom and scientific research would cause public outcry.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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“Academic freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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