
What is Academic Freedom and Tenure, and Why Do They Matter (e.g., for teaching about religion!)?
Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
The Importance of Academic Freedom
Academic freedom applies to people who do or do not have tenure. It means that a institution of higher learning hires experts who teach their expertise without interference from people who don't have that expertise. If there weren't academic freedom, then an administrator or a board of governors or a legislature could say, well, that ain't right and then decide that I couldn't teach that.
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