academe
noun
ac·a·deme
ˈa-kə-ˌdēm 
ˌa-kə-ˈdēm
Examples of academe in a Sentence
the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe
Recent Examples on the Web
That points to a missed opportunity, because even a little self-reflection would reveal much in 21st-century academe that will one day look as repellent as the earlier bias against Jews.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
Those wishing to promote true liberal principles, including the values of Western civilization, free speech, the American founding and civility, should look to the network of outstanding independent organizations to bring these values to college students from outside the walls of academe.
—WSJ, 30 June 2021
But her decision to mix it up beyond the halls of academe has also landed her in the middle of a nasty social media drama and a Hollywood dispute.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic.
—Seth Shostak, Scientific American, 29 July 2021
The real question should not be why the UNC trustees had reservations about granting Hannah-Jones tenure, but why so many in media and academe chose to treat any criticism of Hannah-Jones as illegitimate and, well, racist.
—Tracey Schirra, National Review, 20 July 2021
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
Those wishing to promote true liberal principles, including the values of Western civilization, free speech, the American founding and civility, should look to the network of outstanding independent organizations to bring these values to college students from outside the walls of academe.
—WSJ, 30 June 2021
But her decision to mix it up beyond the halls of academe has also landed her in the middle of a nasty social media drama and a Hollywood dispute.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic.
—Seth Shostak, Scientific American, 29 July 2021
The real question should not be why the UNC trustees had reservations about granting Hannah-Jones tenure, but why so many in media and academe chose to treat any criticism of Hannah-Jones as illegitimate and, well, racist.
—Tracey Schirra, National Review, 20 July 2021
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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