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
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She found the business world very different from academia.
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Trump also signed an executive order establishing his President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to bring industry and academia together to maintain U.S. tech and science leadership.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Workforce Development: Creating and training a workforce of 100,000 skilled professionals will demand unprecedented collaboration among industry leaders, academia, trade schools, and government agencies.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This admonition of questionable grammatical construction is echoed from the heights of academia.
—Eric Heavner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
Typically, such studies are led by a prominent person of national distinction or a renowned scholar, and are carried out by a panel of national experts from academia, business, the public sector and nongovernmental organizations.
—Najmedin Meshkati, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Workforce Development: Creating and training a workforce of 100,000 skilled professionals will demand unprecedented collaboration among industry leaders, academia, trade schools, and government agencies.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This admonition of questionable grammatical construction is echoed from the heights of academia.
—Eric Heavner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
Typically, such studies are led by a prominent person of national distinction or a renowned scholar, and are carried out by a panel of national experts from academia, business, the public sector and nongovernmental organizations.
—Najmedin Meshkati, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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