academic
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Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
At issue now is screen time that has been part of the essential academic program.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
By now, they’ve been bludgeoned nonstop with A.I. promotions across social media, TV, and their own academic departments.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Administrators and many faculty members argued that the A-cap would challenge students to invest more in coursework by restoring grades as meaningful indicators of academic performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It was a condition of nearly all Oxford and Cambridge fellowships that the holder was ordained, so nearly every academic in England was a clergyman.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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