academia

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The RBA’s nine-member board includes six from business and academia who aren’t employed by the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“A.I. humanization” is a growing profession, and for industries beyond academia, these words can be said out in the open.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Not having that visibility can matter when it comes to achievements like being offered a tenured position — the height of stability in academia.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

In academia, the strategy of trapping customers is sometimes called the “roach motel,” she explained, a reference to a popular television ad from the late 1970s for a cockroach trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

For the next four years they would continue to defend him from the rivalries and rules of academia.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French