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'''Academic freedom''' is defined by Merriam-Webster as "freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)."<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20freedom Merriam-Webster.com</ref>
==Academic freedom crisis==
In America, there is a strong [[liberal bias]] in schools, colleges, and universities. In addition to this, opponents of [[liberalism]] and [[Marxism]] are often censored, ridiculed, and humiliated.
[[Neoconservative]] figure [[David Horowitz]] is the founder of ''Students for Academic Freedom'', an organization whose aim is "to end the political abuse of the university and to restore integrity to the academic mission as a disinterested pursuit of knowledge."<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/about/ About ''Students for Academic Freedom''</ref>. This organization has chapters in various schools.<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/chapters/ SAF Chapters</ref>
Several states have proposed bills and resolutions aimed to end the academic freedom crisis.<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/documents/?c=Legislation-Texts SAF Legislation Texts</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
*[[David Horowitz]]
*[[Liberal bias]]
==External links==
*[http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/ Students for Academic Freedom]
*[http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/documents/1925/abor.html SAF's "Academic Bill of Rights"]
==Academic freedom crisis==
In America, there is a strong [[liberal bias]] in schools, colleges, and universities. In addition to this, opponents of [[liberalism]] and [[Marxism]] are often censored, ridiculed, and humiliated.
[[Neoconservative]] figure [[David Horowitz]] is the founder of ''Students for Academic Freedom'', an organization whose aim is "to end the political abuse of the university and to restore integrity to the academic mission as a disinterested pursuit of knowledge."<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/about/ About ''Students for Academic Freedom''</ref>. This organization has chapters in various schools.<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/chapters/ SAF Chapters</ref>
Several states have proposed bills and resolutions aimed to end the academic freedom crisis.<ref>http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/documents/?c=Legislation-Texts SAF Legislation Texts</ref>
==References==
<references />
==See also==
*[[David Horowitz]]
*[[Liberal bias]]
==External links==
*[http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/ Students for Academic Freedom]
*[http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/documents/1925/abor.html SAF's "Academic Bill of Rights"]