academic freedom
- freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹiː.dm̩/ / /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹi.dm̩/
noun
Etymology: Calque of German akademische Freiheit. First attested in English in 1901.
- The right to teach, learn, and (communicate) research freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal.