Academia Academia Anti-intellectualism describes a sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. This may be expressed in various ways, such as an attack on the merits of science, education, or literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-intellectualism"
The Auckland University of Technology Alumni Association is an alumni association of the Auckland University of Technology and of its former institutions, including the Auckland Institute of Technology, and the Auckland Technical Institute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Auckland University of Technology Alumni Association"
A bulletin board (or noticeboard in British English) is a place where people can leave public messages, for example, to advertise things to buy or sell, announce events, or provide information. Bulletin boards are often made of a material such as cork to facilitate addition and removal of messages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bulletin board"
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a report classifying all accredited degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States. It is widely used as a basis for comparison of colleges and universities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education"
A Chancellor is the head of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as Rector, President and Provost ...more on Wikipedia about "Chancellor (education)"
A class ring is a ring worn by students and alumni to commemorate their graduation, generally for a high school, college, or university. These rings are common in the United States. A school tie has a similar symbolism in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Class ring"
A college dropout is someone who has matriculated in an institution of higher learning, but has left his or her studies unfinished without the intention of completing. ...more on Wikipedia about "College dropout"
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, established in 1959, was designed by Commonwealth governments to enable students of high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth countries other than their own, so that on their return they could make a distinctive contribution in their own countries while fostering mutual understanding within the Commonwealth. It also arranges professional visiting fellowships for educators and researchers between Commonwealth countries. It is one of the primary mechanisms of pan-Commonwealth exchange. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commonwealth Scholarship"
A congregation is the assembly of senior members of a university, especially in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Congregation (university)"
(Consistory) Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ...more on Wikipedia about "Consistory"
Cross-registration in United States higher education is a system allowing students at one university, college, or faculty within a university to take individual courses for credit at another institution or faculty, typically in the same region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross-registration"
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dean (education)"
A demyship (or demy) is a form of scholarship, specifically at Magdalen College, Oxford. Oscar Wilde and T. E. Lawrence were famous recipients, for example. It is derived from demi-socii or half-fellows. Magdalen's founder, William of Waynflete, originally provided them for the College. Recipients (known as demies) are still admitted to the College's Foundation also well as being able to attend certain special ceremonies and dinners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demyship"
Encaenia (Gk: festival of renewal) is an annual ceremony which takes place at some universities, most notably the University of Oxford. It is a ceremony to present honorary degrees to famous alumni of the university and leading public figures. At Oxford, traditionally it takes place on the Wednesday of the ninth week of Trinity Term, in June. ...more on Wikipedia about "Encaenia"
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An exhibitioner (cf. scholar) is a student who has been awarded an exhibition (a lesser scholarship), especially at Oxford and Cambridge universities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exhibitioner"
:The facebook for the English Wikipedia is Wikipedia:Facebook. ...more on Wikipedia about "Facebook"
A faculty is a division within a university. The medieval University of Paris, which served as a model for most of the later medieval universities in Europe, had four faculties: the Faculties of Theology, Law, Medicine, and finally the Faculty of Arts, which every student had to graduate from in order to continue his training in one of the other three, sometimes known as the higher faculties. The privilege to establish these four faculties were usually part of all medieval charters for universities, but not every university could in reality do so. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faculty (university)"
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is (at least in theory) part of an elite group of learned people who work together as peers in the pursuit of knowledge. However, there are no precise rules for how the title is used, and each academic institution grants the title as it sees fit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fellow"
Frosh (also known as frosh week) is a tradition at North American colleges and universities for first year students that takes places over the course of the first week of classes, or the first week prior to class (depending on what part of the week actual classes begin. It's generally a large celebration or week long party. In the United States first year students are called freshman, and are usually referred collectively to as "the frosh"; in Canada the term freshman is not used, but instead frosh refers both to the individual and collective. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frosh"
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. In the United States, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. Many colleges have different traditions associated with the graduation ceremony, the most well known probably being throwing mortarboards in the air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Graduation"
The history and philosophy of science (HPS) is an academic discipline that encompasses the philosophy of science and the history of science. Although many scholars in the field are trained primarily as historians or philosophers, there are degree-granting departments of HPS at several prominent universities (see below). ...more on Wikipedia about "History and philosophy of science"
An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within that community. The use of an honor code depends on the idea that people (at least within the community) can be trusted to act honorably. Those who are in violation of the honor code can be subject to various sanctions, including expulsion from the institution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honor code"
Honorary titles in academia may be conferred on persons in recognition of their regular contributions either on an unpaid basis by a non-employee or by an employeee beyond regular duties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honorary title (academic)"
An independent scholar is anyone who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge. The status of independent scholar is often an amateur rather than a professional although this is not always a matter of choice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Independent scholar"
An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, or speculate on a variety of different ideas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intellectual"
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