Academic Freedom is Not Tied to Tenure

Ashley Thorne

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  • March 31, 2010

Today Peter Wood posted an article explaining how academic freedom should be a privilege for anyone who is committed to the search for truth through rational inquiry and dispassionate and scrupulous use of evidence. That includes students and administrators. His article is a response to this essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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