academic term
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Introduced as an academic term in the 1980s by sociologist Morris Rosenberg, it has gained new relevance in recent years as rates of anxiety, burnout and disconnection have surged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The Secretariat warned that schools would be unable to maintain regular operation of the second academic term under the current restrictions.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
In one of those rare instances, an academic term – Christian nationalism – has entered the popular lexicon with some public figures actually embracing the term.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024
The school rules, like virtually all “postvention” guidelines for addressing suicide deaths, are particularly concerned with suicide contagion, an academic term for the way suicide reproduces in social groups.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Frank had fixed upon the Tuesday morning succeeding the close of the academic term for his departure from home.
From Making His Way Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward by Alger, Horatio
