The illusion of academic freedom and the promise of the undercommons

What if academic freedom was never truly free? This Commentary explores how the undercommons offers a radical reimagining of intellectual liberation beyond institutional constraints. #MedEd

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Medical Education
Published
2026-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.70219
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Diversity and Career in Medicine
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The illusion of academic freedom and the promise of the undercommons

Zareen Zaidi, Bridget C. O'Brien
Medical Education
Diversity and Career in Medicine
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The illusion of academic freedom and the promise of the undercommons

Zareen Zaidi, Bridget C. O'Brien
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Abstract

What if academic freedom was never truly free? This Commentary explores how the undercommons offers a radical reimagining of intellectual liberation beyond institutional constraints. #MedEd

Medical EducationVol. 60(6)
University of California, San Francisco (US), George Washington University (US), Center for Advancing Health (US)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 30%
Diversity and Career in Medicine
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