academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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The number of graduates in Boise State’s STEM and health programs swelled by over 90% since the 2012-13 academic years while enrollment in doctoral programs have tripled, according to the letter.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the current academic year, ADL’s survey of Jewish college students found 73% have seen firsthand some form of antisemitism.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
That number is on par with national figures: 1.4 million FAFSA submissions had been received as of March 22, a 28.8% decline from the last academic year.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon named Arkansas Tech University faculty member Kelly Houston Jones as one of 23 research fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid for Yale, reported the undergraduate financial aid budget for the 2023-24 academic year was $241 million — a figure that has more than tripled since the 2007-08 academic year, according to a release on Yale’s website.
—Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Northwestern said more than 60 percent of its undergraduates receive financial aid, which amounted to almost $290 million last academic year.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Seniors at select high schools in the southeast Phoenix metro area are eligible to apply for the $4,000 per academic year scholarship.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
During the 2022-23 academic year, Missouri banned 333 books, according to a report from PEN America, a nonprofit group that advocates for free expression in literature.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the current academic year, ADL’s survey of Jewish college students found 73% have seen firsthand some form of antisemitism.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
That number is on par with national figures: 1.4 million FAFSA submissions had been received as of March 22, a 28.8% decline from the last academic year.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon named Arkansas Tech University faculty member Kelly Houston Jones as one of 23 research fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid for Yale, reported the undergraduate financial aid budget for the 2023-24 academic year was $241 million — a figure that has more than tripled since the 2007-08 academic year, according to a release on Yale’s website.
—Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Northwestern said more than 60 percent of its undergraduates receive financial aid, which amounted to almost $290 million last academic year.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Seniors at select high schools in the southeast Phoenix metro area are eligible to apply for the $4,000 per academic year scholarship.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
During the 2022-23 academic year, Missouri banned 333 books, according to a report from PEN America, a nonprofit group that advocates for free expression in literature.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
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