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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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Pelley and Alfonsi are now set to serve as journalists in residence at Columbia Journalism School during the 2026-27 academic year.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

His tenure there, however, ended early due to social and academic infractions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Plagiarism claims against Arday were first made in July by Nathan Cofnas, a US academic and self-defined "race realist" whose research affiliation with a Cambridge college was terminated in 2024 amid racism accusations.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Queen's had published a paper on its academic research site co-authored by Arday and other academics from the university.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

In any particular sense, though, I don’t think I have any academic regrets.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Now it will have to balance the potential reputational fall out of the Jason Arday row for its academic credibility, with how that might be perceived by future talented black students and academics.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

As a professor of classics at the University of Pennsylvania, she’ll be on the front line of academics condemned to unteach Nolan’s heavily altered screenplay to students who will arrive quoting it chapter and verse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

But some academics say there are questions to answer over academic propriety.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Commonly used by journalists, lawyers, academics and advocacy groups such as the ACLU, public information can be requested by anyone under the California Public Records Act.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

But it’s not just academics who loose these zombies on the world.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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