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What is Academic Freedom and Tenure, and Why Do They Matter (e.g., for teaching about religion!)?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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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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