How to Use academia in a Sentence

academia

noun
Definition of academianext
  • She found the business world very different from academia.
  • This so often seems to be the way now on the left—in academia, in media.
    — William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The two-plus decades drought has rippled through academia.
    — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The world of commerce and academia truly would have ground to a halt.
    — Gopi Sirineni, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Mainstream academia turned its back, and the hype about cold fusion passed.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Dark academia decor can be brought to life with simple decor swaps.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
  • His dad has this legendary status in the world of academia, which sounds like, who cares?
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In academia he was regarded as a moral figure, a man to be heard, not shunned.
    — C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hundreds of thousands of Russians—often the best and the brightest in tech, academia, and the arts—have left the country.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, Montclair State doesn’t want to put a blanket ban on AI, which will have some place in academia.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And Jay stepped away from academia to helm Gracie’s Corner full time.
    — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The insider also sees a problem in the advanced study of crime for academia's sake.
    — Fox News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The theme of this year’s event is a foreboding term from academia: polycrisis.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Books are the epitome of dark academia, and their uses don’t just stop at reading.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Is part of the decision-making there about being in academia?
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Public domain The shift started with a few people in academia.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • On one side, if academia is supposed to reflect what’s going on in the real world, hip-hop should be a part of it.
    — William E. Ketchum Iii, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The first is stealthy, an off-the-record session with the Round Table, a group of government, academia, and industry types.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The flag removal was indicative of US academia’s response to the massacre.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • But for those who want to stick with academia, the raises may help relieve some financial stress.
    — Bykatie Langin, science.org, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The idea of a solid-state transformer has been kicking around in academia and industry for years.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Can a Jewish man write fiction about a black man passing as a Jewish man in academia?
    — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In academia, Black women make up 2% of full-time professors.
    — Zakiya Luna, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The need to be hands-on Keeping a foot in both academia and industry can be challenging, Suri says.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The rankings may sound like simply bragging rights, but they are closely watched by those in academia.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As for training: Many of Gottlieb’s own colleagues in academia spend as many years in school as doctors.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Pretz says there’s a misconception that most of IEEE’s members work in academia.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In 2021, Jennifer Huberty left her post in academia to become the first full-time head of science at Calm.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Once again, she could be seen wearing black tights and a pair of heeled black loafers, similar to the dark academia aesthetic.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Then, two listeners who made bold leaps themselves—one from academia to tech, the other from government to consulting—share their experiences and insights.
    — Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024

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