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academic freedom

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academic freedom
n.
Liberty to teach, pursue, and discuss knowledge without restriction or interference, as by school or public officials.
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Noun1.academic freedomacademic freedom - the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions
freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
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Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), argued that the privileging of academic freedom "circumscribes the moral obligations of academics.
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The controversy they have stirred up about academic freedom is only the latest in a series of campaigns by conservatives.
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Academic freedom is a right in the university environment, explains James Hammond, vice president of Information Technology at Winthrop University (S.
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