Definitions for academic freedom
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac′adem′ic free′dom(n.)
freedom of a teacher or student to explore an idea or issue without interference from officials.
Category: Education
Origin of academic freedom:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
academic freedom(noun)
the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions
Wiktionary
academic freedom(Noun)
The right to teach or learn freely without unreasonable interference from authority.
Origin: First attested in 1901.
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