academe

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For generations, consensus achieved in the remotest groves of academe has trickled down to public consciousness through curricula, textbooks, trade publishing, museum exhibits, and other highly curated channels.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2021

With its indeterminate instrumentation and its tinge of academe, few pianists have taken it up with ease or regularity — and fewer still of Mr. Trifonov’s imagination.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2020

“We were going to hire journalists to cover academe the way the Wall Street Journal covers business.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019

Rather than emphasize UMBC’s original goal of preparing students for academe, officials said their immediate goal was to improve diversity in the workforce of Silicon Valley, the engine that built Zuckerberg’s vast fortune.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 24, 2019

“Neither one of you appears to be having much fun on your holiday. You could have stayed in the halls of academe and looked evil.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison