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Download full textDowns, Donald A. – John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy (NJ1), 2009
Although the term academic freedom is tossed about almost with abandon, many people do not know exactly what it means. This paper defines academic freedom, explains to whom it applies, and places it in its historical, institutional, and legal contexts. This paper also offers guidelines for deciding when and where the protection of academic freedom…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, College Students, Colleges
