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Because “The Laughter” is not just any book from such a perspective — it’s a no-holds-barred comic achievement that lambastes the power structures keeping men like Oliver skulking the halls of academe.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Across academe, government, and industry, between 89% and 95% of respondents said they were very or somewhat satisfied with their principal job, about the same levels as in 2019.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 1, 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

“We set out with the idea that while we were going to make academe our beat, we were going to be primarily a journalistic newspaper,” Crowl told the Associated Press in 1984.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019

Davis pushed to bring the brightest lights of Negro academe to his campus.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly