[free-sklyarov] Interesting that NPR...

[Derek Balling]

At 1:25 PM -0400 7/24/01, Xcott Craver wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Derek Balling wrote:
>
>>  Not that it is important to your point, but Sklyarov is NOT an
>>  academic in any sense of the word. He is a businessman or programmer,
>>  depending on your perspective. He is definitely "private sector"
>>  though.
>
>	Eh?  Sklyarov is a grad student, who's doing his dissertation
>	on this stuff.
>
>	Just because you get a job doesn't mean you're not an
>	academic.  Students need to eat!
>

Generally speaking, though, the term "academic" (as a noun) is 
usually used to refer to people employed in higher education, not 
those who are "merely students".

D

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