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Academic terminology
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The list Academic terminology includes
WePapers, Easter term, Round table (discussion), Public Orator and Intellectualism.
The list consists of 41 members
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Emeritus
Honorary title for professors who want to stay active in scholarship following retirementOverview: Emeritus (female version: emerita) is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the ...
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Predatory publishing
Fraudulent business model for scientific publications
Overview: Predatory publishing, sometimes called write-only publishing or deceptive publishing, is an exploitative academic publishing business model that involves charging publication fees to authors without c ... 0
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Abstract (summary)
Brief summary of a research articleOverview: An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the ... 0
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Academic tenure
indefinite academic appointmentOverview: Tenure is a type of academic appointment that protects its holder from being fired or laid off except for cause, or under extraordinary circumstances such as financial exigency or program discontinuation ... 0
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Festschrift
publication for the celebration of a jubilee (person or organisation); academic work honoring a respected person, usually an academic, and presented during their lifetimeOverview: In academia, a Festschrift (plural, Festschriften ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume ... 0
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Salutatorian
academic titleOverview: Salutatorian is an academic title given in Armenia, the Philippines and the United States to the second-highest-ranked graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedi ... 0
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Academic term
portion of a school year ending with grade assignmentsOverview: An academic term (or simply term) is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes. The schedules adopted vary widely. Common terms such as semester, trimester, and ... 0
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Scholar
Person who pursues academic and intellectual activities
Overview: A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually ... 0
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Don (honorific)
Honorific title used in Iberia and ItalyOverview: The term Don (literally 'Lord') abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies ... 0
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Academy
Institution of higher learning
Overview: An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. 0
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Diploma mill
Company or organization that manufactures fake diplomas for a feeOverview: A diploma mill or degree mill is a business that sells illegitimate diplomas or academic degrees, respectively. The term diploma mill is also used pejoratively to describe any educational institution with ... 0
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12.Overview: The Bachelor's Thesis Award (also the Undergraduate Thesis Award, Undergraduate Dissertation Award, Undergraduate Thesis Prize, Bachelor's Dissertation Award, Bachelor's Degree Thesis Award or Outstanding ... 0
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13.Overview: Easter term is the summer term at the University of Cambridge, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Durham, and formerly University of Newcastle upon Tyne (before 2004), in the United Kingdom ... 0
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Overview: Round table is a form of academic discussion. Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. Each person is given equal right to participate, as illustrated by the idea of a circular layout ... 0
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Overview: The Public Orator is a traditional official post at universities, especially in the United Kingdom. The person in this position acts as the voice of the university during public occasions. 0
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Intellectualism
Mental perspective
Overview: Intellectualism denotes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect; the practice of being an intellectual; and the Life of the Mind. In the field of philosophy, “intellectualism” occasionally ... 0
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Doctoral advisor
University faculty memberOverview: A doctoral advisor (also dissertation director or dissertation advisor) is a member of a university faculty whose role is to guide graduate students who are candidates for a doctorate, helping them select ... 0
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Common Room (university)
Student organisational body in university colleges and halls
Overview: In some universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, as well as King's College London, Dublin University, Durham University, University ... 0
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Academic senate
Academic governing body in some universities and collegesOverview: An academic senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges, and is typically the supreme academic authority for the institution. 0
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Michaelmas term
Academic termOverview: Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic year in a number of English-speaking universities and schools in the northern hemisphere, especially in the United Kingdom. Michaelmas term ... 0
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