academia

noun

ac·a·de·mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə

: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe

scientists in industry and academia

a career in academia

Examples of academia in a Sentence

She found the business world very different from academia.

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But as two-income families continue to proliferate, this challenge shouldn’t necessarily be limited to academia. —

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024 The proportion of recipients who reported non-postdoc employment commitments in academia was highest in non-S&E fields (61%) and lowest in engineering (10%) and physical sciences (12%). —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The event gathered technical experts from government, industry, academia, and civil society to discuss how to manage the risks posed by increasingly-capable AI systems. —

Tharin Pillay / San Francisco, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 Lyons said that her office, which led development of the handbook over 10 months, incorporated input from more than 150 stakeholders, including Jewish leaders, law enforcement, academia and many government officials. —

Dave Gordon, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for academia