academic

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Not bombastic enough to call for a total reappraisal of how we think about desire, the book is hampered by the dictates of its author’s academic field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“The grants and the scholarships will absolutely help” with enrollment and retention, said Heather Lattimer, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cal State L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

YEF told the BBC it will be delivered in phases beginning with "early engagement" this school year, before "more intensive support" in the coming academic year.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The academic recalled during the Apollo missions to the Moon, "we all held our breaths a little bit."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee