Meaning of academia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
   collective, uncountable
2. Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Academia continues to provide⟳ scientific education, despite attempts to turn⟳ it into a system of professional schooling.”

“Since the launch⟳ early last⟳ year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open⟳ online courses, the ivory towers of academia have⟳ been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have⟳ been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make⟳ their existing business model⟳ obsolete.”

“Not every university graduate wishes to pursue⟳ academia.”

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