568 Quotes About Academic

  • Author Rep. Baxley
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    We've been hugely successful in igniting debate. We've seen a number of chapters of Students for Academic Freedom formed, and there's more response in people standing up for rights they have on campus.

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  • Author Rodney Brooks
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    I grew up in Adelaide, Australia. No one in my family had finished high school, and I was smart at mathematics, so I became an academic and got my Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford. I didn't set out to be a businessperson.

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  • Author Roger Bannister
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    There were only 170 neurologists in Britain then and, whether spoken or unspoken, there was this insidious feeling. How can Bannister, a mere athlete, probably spoilt by all the publicity and fame, dare aspire to neurology? But I'd done a lot of research, and my academic record was very good.

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  • Author Sudeshna Bose
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    A meeting of the Academic Council (AC) has been scheduled for Monday, while a meeting of the Governing Council (GC) has been scheduled for September 14. We decided to open up the Academic Department for two days - today and tomorrow - to facilitate the meeting of the AC.

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  • Author Tom Buchanan
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    when you work for a university, it is difficult to contemplate a time when a parking facility would trump an academic building.

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  • Author Amy Chua
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    Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.

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  • Author Bridget Carey
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    I don't think that's true, that there are majors that can't study abroad.ÊIf there are students who want to, we have short-term or summer programs if they don't want to do a full academic semester, and we can also talk with the heads of their departments and try to work something out.

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  • Author Bridget Carey
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    I don't think that's true, that there are majors that can't study abroad. If there are students who want to, we have short-term or summer programs if they don't want to do a full academic semester, and we can also talk with the heads of their departments and try to work something out.

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