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
Example Sentences
She found the business world very different from academia.
Recent Examples on the Web The flag removal was indicative of US academia’s response to the massacre. 
WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 In recent years, dark academia has emerged as a popular campus novel sub-genre. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Gonzaga left the company for academia in 2020 and went back to Mexico. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 That was one of the first high-level academia meets industry conferences. Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 This year’s symposium runs Aug. 9 through Aug. 11 and has registered nearly 600 industry executives and another 400 people from government and academia, spokesman Bob English said. Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 During her career in academia and politics, Ms. Warren likely also never lost sleep over where her paycheck would come from. WSJ, 28 July 2022 For much of his life, Mr. Trimble pursued twin-track careers in academia and politics, practicing and teaching law at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alan Cowell, New York Times, 25 July 2022 For decades, leftists, with the media and academia on their side, were accustomed to triumphing in the culture wars. Nate Hochman, National Review, 28 June 2022 See More
WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 In recent years, dark academia has emerged as a popular campus novel sub-genre. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Gonzaga left the company for academia in 2020 and went back to Mexico. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 That was one of the first high-level academia meets industry conferences. Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 This year’s symposium runs Aug. 9 through Aug. 11 and has registered nearly 600 industry executives and another 400 people from government and academia, spokesman Bob English said. Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 During her career in academia and politics, Ms. Warren likely also never lost sleep over where her paycheck would come from. WSJ, 28 July 2022 For much of his life, Mr. Trimble pursued twin-track careers in academia and politics, practicing and teaching law at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alan Cowell, New York Times, 25 July 2022 For decades, leftists, with the media and academia on their side, were accustomed to triumphing in the culture wars. Nate Hochman, National Review, 28 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
latinization of academy (with -ia suggesting a geographic entity), after its Latin etymon, Acadēmia
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above