Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece.

The original Academy

Before Akademia was a school, and even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall, it contained a sacred grove of olive trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The archaic name for the site was Hekademia, which by classical times evolved into Akademia and was explained, at least as early as the beginning of the 6th century BC, by linking it to an Athenian hero, a legendary "Akademos". The site of Akademia was sacred to Athena and other immortals.

Plato's immediate successors as "scholarch" of Akademia were Speusippus (347–339 BC), Xenocrates (339–314 BC), Polemon (314–269 BC), Crates (ca. 269–266 BC), and Arcesilaus (ca. 266–240 BC). Later scholarchs include Lacydes of Cyrene, Carneades, Clitomachus, and Philo of Larissa ("the last undisputed head of the Academy"). Other notable members of Akademia include Aristotle, Heraclides Ponticus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philip of Opus, Crantor, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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National Crime Prevention Council calls for “West Point for Police”

The Eagle-Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Cincinatti, OH, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To combat 21st-century crimes, the National Crime Prevention Council is calling for the establishment of a National Police Academy; a "West Point for Police" ... ....
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Overview for York

York News-Times 01 Apr 2025
Former Nebraska state poet to lead workshop at York University. York University and Nebraska Humanities will present a free writers workshop on April 13 ... Mason NEBRASKA HUMANITIES. The day’s schedule will include.. 2 to 3 p.m ... He has received the Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council ... ....
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Iran will admit students expelled from US as part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine protests

Press TV 31 Mar 2025
Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR), in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Medical Sciences, will facilitate the admission of expelled students into Iranian universities ... The crackdown intensified since US immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Kahlil, a graduate of Columbia University, on March 8 ... .......
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US slams China’s ‘reprehensible’ system

Taipei Times 31 Mar 2025
The people reported included Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳), several Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers, YouTubers Pa Chiung (八炯) and Chen Po-yuan (陳柏源), and United Microelectronics Corp founder Robert Tsao (曹興誠), the financial backer of nonprofit civil defense organization Kuma Academy....
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Dismantling USAID could boost African self-reliance

Korea Times 31 Mar 2025
... with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network at Columbia University, a research associate at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, a distinguished fellow at the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, and a fellow at the African Academy of Sciences....
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Bridget Christie on brain fog, flirting, and why she won’t be taking a lover: ‘My heart is full. I am open to it, but I’m not looking for it’

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
Is it a pigeon-hole, Bridget Christie asked to be photographed in, or is it a box? Either way, it’s some pretty trenchant visual messaging ... “Too many ... In her early 20s, she got a grant from the council to study drama, but couldn’t afford it even with that, so applied for and won a scholarship to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, in London ... Share....
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Construction will finally finish extension of Lone Star Road in Arlington

jacksonville.com 28 Mar 2025
City Council member Ken Amaro made it one of his top priorities when he took office in 2023 ... City Council member Ron Salem has been involved long enough in Arlington civic affairs to recall the first wave of opposition to the road extension when he was a neighborhood activist serving on the City Planning and Advisory Committee in the mid-1990s....
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Councillor calls for more SEND capacity for Scarborough schools

BBC News 27 Mar 2025
The Scarborough and Whitby area committee has called for North Yorkshire Council to increase capacity for SEND pupils in Scarborough ... North Yorkshire Council has said it was working with mainstream schools to strengthen what it offered to children with SEND "so the vast majority can be educated within their local communities"....
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Ashland County youth programs get $25K boost from grants

Times-Gazette - Ashland 27 Mar 2025
The following organizations received funding.Appleseed Community Mental Health Center received a grant to support Empowering Youth through Positive Messages.Ashland Bookcase Project received a grant for bookcase materials, new children’s books and reading buddies.Ashland Brethren ......
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Former Nebraska state poet to lead workshop at York University

York News-Times 27 Mar 2025
York News-Times. York University and Nebraska Humanities will present a free writers workshop on April 13. The featured writer will be Matt Mason, who served as Nebraska state poet from 2019 to 2024. The day’s schedule will include. ... He has received the Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council ... ....
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Four Democrats and two Independents gunning for the Ward 1 seat on the Jackson City Council

Clarionledger 27 Mar 2025
Five candidates are vying to replace incumbent Councilman Ashby Foote for the Ward 1 seat on the Jackson City Council ... Foote received a Bachelor's of Science in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point ... How would you engage with the city/mayor in a constructive manner as a council member?....
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa AG’s Office demands Sheriff retract Facebook post or lose funding

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 27 Mar 2025
Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines. The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced ... Those detainer requests from U.S ... deadline ... Any officer found to have violated the law could be investigated by the Iowa Attorney General and may have the case referred to the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council ... Gov ... ....

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