[free-sklyarov] Interesting that NPR...

[Tony Abou-Assaleh]

> webster academic
1ac-a-dem-ic \,ak-e-'dem-ik\ n
(1587)
1: a member of an institution of learning
...

Students are normally considered members of the institution and they
usually (always?) have representatives in the various committees. The term
'academic' is generally associated with anyone involved in higher
education.

TAA

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Tony Abou-Assaleh                           
Graduate Student, Department of Computer Science
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
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Email:   taa at acm.org
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Xcott Craver wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Derek Balling wrote:
> 
> > 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".
> 
> 	Ph.D. students usually _are_ employed in higher education.
> 	And many are only a mild conceptual shift (and 3 letters)
> 	away from professors themselves.  They do the same research
> 	as professors and they often teach classes too.
> 
> 	We may work internships or other jobs to add to the resume
> 	or make a sane salary for a few months out of the year.  That
> 	shouldn't change one's status as a Ph.D. candidate, however.
> 
> 	Speaking as a Ph.D. candidate myself, I would certainly call
> 	other Ph.D. candidates "academics."  People rarely stay in
> 	school that long for other than academic reasons.
> 
> > D
> 							-S
> 
> 
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