academics

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As with many academics of the era, Burns didn’t believe inflation was the result of too much money printing but the power of corporations and unions to raise prices and wages.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The academics who weigh in—Timothy Naftali of Columbia; Leah Wright Rigueur of Johns Hopkins; Ibram X. Kendi of Howard University; Douglas Brinkley of Rice—often do so with a personal perspective on what’s important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The research was conducted by First Art, a group of scientists, as well as academics from the universities of Southampton and Swansea, among others, with support from the National Trust and the Bradshaw Foundation.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

UCL's dinosaur evolution team includes five academics along with research fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and more than 10 PhD students.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Whole books have been written about it and academics have built careers on it.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall