What is academic?

  • (adj): Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
    Synonyms: donnish, pedantic
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on academic:

RMIT University - Academics
... The divisions are responsible for RMIT's 24 academic schools (21 higher education schools including a graduate/professional school, and three TAFE schools) ... The schools are grouped into three academic portfolios - which are referred to as colleges ... In addition to its academic colleges, the university has a dedicated research portfolio ...
Discipline (specialism)
... An academic discipline, or field of study, is a branch of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level ... Disciplines are defined (in part), and recognized by the academic journals in which research is published, and the learned societies and academic departments or faculties to which ... Academic disciplines tend to co-evolve with systems of professions ...
Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore - Campus Life - Academic Council
... The Academic Council is an elected body that facilitates the management of the academic system at IIM Bangalore ...
University Of The Ozarks - Academic Programs
... Students have access to a variety of academic support resources, including the university's Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) and Student Support Services (SSS), a federally funded TRIO ... The university offers students individualized attention and academic advising, with an average class size of 14, and a student/faculty ratio of 111 ...
Davidson College - Academics - Admissions Profile
... itself on a student body chosen not only for their academic promise, but also for their character ... The selection process is composed of three major elements 1) the evaluation of academic performance and potential 2) the assessment of individual characteristics and 3) the recognition of outstanding ... These three elements are used to gain an understanding of each student's academic and personal strengths and, thus, give an overall evaluation of the individual's eligibility for ...

More definitions of "academic":

  • (adj): Hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result.
    Example: "An academic discussion"; "an academic question"
  • (adj): Associated with academia or an academy.
    Example: "The academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"

Famous quotes containing the word academic:

    “If twins are believed to be less intelligent as a class than single-born children, it is not surprising that many times they are also seen as ripe for social and academic problems in school. No one knows the extent to which these kind of attitudes affect the behavior of multiples in school, and virtually nothing is known from a research point of view about social behavior of twins over the age of six or seven, because this hasn’t been studied either.”
    —Pamela Patrick Novotny (20th century)

    “I was so grateful to be independent of the academic establishment. I thought, how awful it would be to have my future hinge on such people and such decisions.”
    —Jane Jacobs (b. 1916)

    “An academic dialect is perfected when its terms are hard to understand and refer only to one another.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)