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Academic Freedom

MICHIEL HORN
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Academic Freedom

Author: MICHIEL HORN

Academic Freedom commonly means the freedom of professors to teach, research and publish, to criticize and help determine the policies of their institutions, and to address public issues as citizens without fear of institutional penalties. Other meanings include the autonomy of the university in running its internal affairs, and the freedom of students to function within the academic programs they have chosen. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) argues that"the common good depends upon the search for truth and its free exposition. Academic freedom is essential to ...

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