academics
Professors and researchers
Academics refers to scholarly pursuits and educational matters—coursework, research, and intellectual study: She excelled in academics but struggled socially.
The word also means scholars collectively, the people who work in universities and research institutions: Academics have debated this question for decades.
As an adjective, academic describes things relating to education or scholarship, or something theoretical rather than practical: The question is purely academic now that the decision has been made.
Learned, studious person
- professorSenior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- fellowMan or companion
- doctoralOf advanced academic study
postdoctoral · tenure · faculty · lecturer · emeritus · adjunct · dissertation · thesis
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormitoryStudent living building
- admissionsActs of letting in
registrar · tuition · alumni · fraternity · sorority · commencement · gymnasium · polytechnic
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
exam · lecture · seminar · textbook · note-taking · tutoring · undergraduate · graduate
Extensive scholarly knowledge
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
insight · wisdom · expertise · discipline · proficiency · cognition · enlightenment · intellectual
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
stipend · merit-based · need-based · benefactor · donor · funding · award · patronage
Formal procedural framework
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
analysis · findings · experimentation · laboratory · fieldwork · data · collaboration · innovation
scholar
Learned, studious person
- professorSenior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- fellowMan or companion
doctoral · postdoctoral · tenure · faculty · lecturer · emeritus · adjunct · dissertation · thesis · publication
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormitoryStudent living building
admissions · registrar · tuition · alumni · fraternity · sorority · commencement · gymnasium · polytechnic · conservatory
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
assignment · exam · lecture · seminar · textbook · note-taking · tutoring · undergraduate · graduate · major
erudition
Extensive scholarly knowledge
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
understanding · insight · wisdom · expertise · discipline · proficiency · cognition · enlightenment · intellectual · scholarly
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
endowment · stipend · merit-based · need-based · benefactor · donor · funding · award · patronage · subsidy
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
quantitative · analysis · findings · experimentation · laboratory · fieldwork · data · collaboration · innovation · breakthrough
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- educatorseducator, teacher, teachers, professor, instructor
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- scholarsscholar, professors, professor, researcher, researchers
- intelligentsiaintellectuals, professors, intelligentsia, philosophers, highbrows
- knowledge industrieseducation, consulting, research, information technology, data analytics
academicspractitioners
People who perform a discipline
clinicians · doers · professionals · field workers · tradespeople
academicscorporate employees
Business organization's hired workers
businesspeople · entrepreneurs · consultants · public intellectuals · government workers
academicslaypeople
Those outside a profession
men of action · blue-collar workers · manual laborers · amateurs · working class
- academic yearEducational institution's annual cycle
- academic debateFormal intellectual argument
- academic performanceStudent's measured educational success
- academic freedomsProtected scholarly inquiry rights
- academic questionsInquiries with no practical consequence
- academic resourcesMaterials supporting scholarly work