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the free exchange of ideas ... is vital to the purpose and proper functioning of higher education
'''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''' 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>
{{quotation|America’s universities traditionally have been considered
places where the free exchange of ideas—academic freedom,
in short—is not only welcome but, indeed, vital to
the purpose and proper functioning of higher education. [http://www.thefire.org/pdfs/free-speech-2.pdf] }}
==Academic freedom crisis==
==Academic freedom crisis==