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academe

[ak-uh-deem, ak-uh-deem] / ˈæk əˌdim, ˌæk əˈdim /


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Whereas concerns in the past largely centered around postdocs’ difficulty getting faculty positions, “now, academe is really worried about the low applicant pool,” she says.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 18, 2023

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

Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 29, 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

He wondered about the impact of the Net on traditional cultural enclaves, like academe.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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