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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Blossburg borough talks police, parking

Potter Leader-Enterprise 20 Nov 2024
BLOSSBURG — Josh McCurdy, police chief for Blossburg, gave the borough council an update on the progress of the new officers that will be filling the ranks of the Blossburg police department ... 13 council meeting ... Hicks-Lee has passed his certification test and Custred has graduated from the academy....
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Is Cop29 a waste of time? Not if rich countries commit to paying for climate ...

The Conversation 20 Nov 2024
“An ambitious new climate finance goal” should be the priority of every nation at the latest round of international climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan ... Why does it matter? ... How much? And how will it be paid? ... Lisa Vanhala has received funding from the European Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy ... ....
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Yodea Marquel Williams Gains BFC Foundation Scholarship  | Fashion Capital

Fashion Capital 19 Nov 2024
The Fashion Technology Academy team are thrilled to hear that Yodea Marquel Williams has been named as a British Fashion Council Foundation MA Scholarship recipient for 2024/25 ... Fashion-Enter Ltd and the Fashion Technology Academy could see Williams’ creative talent when he joined as a Level 1 Stitching learner at the head office campus in Haringey....
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US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s ...

The Conversation 19 Nov 2024
the much shorter Summary for Policymakers ... Put to the test by Trump ... Hannah Hughes receives funding from UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy ... She is principal investigator on the British Academy ODA interdisciplinary project of COP30 "Centring Climate Agreement-Making in and from the Amazon Rainforest" (OIIRP230289)....
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Attendees wear VR headsets while previewing the Caliverse Hyper-Realistic Metaverse experience at the Lotte booth during the CES tech show Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Four ways in which history and religion are being transformed by the metaverse and AI

The Conversation 19 Nov 2024
Imagine getting a live art class from Leonardo da Vinci, or having a fully interactive discussion about the meaning of life with Socrates ... Here are four emerging trends in this space.. 1. New kinds of restoration ... 2 ... Sreevas Sahasranamam has ongoing research projects funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, British Council and Indian government. ....
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Poll: Who should be the next Delaware Student of the Week?

Delaware Online 18 Nov 2024
Tower Hill volleyball runs win streak to 15 with strong semifinal win ... The Teacher Academy student is serving as student council president and on the Delcastle Executive Council, Class of 2027 Executive Board, Leading Ladies, SkillsUSA, Educators Rising and most recently inducted into the National Honor Society ... Valentina Ramos, Archmere Academy....
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School closed down after ‘World War II ordnance’ found buried nearby

Metro UK 17 Nov 2024
Millbay Academy has been closed while investigations take place (Picture. Millbay Academy) ... Millbay Academy- known locally as the ‘Red School’- sits upon a patch of council-owned land which is currently being dug up ahead of a planned community home development ... The council has ......
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Việt Nam, Kazakhstan promote multifaceted cooperation

Vietnam News 16 Nov 2024
A delegation of the Communist Party of Việt Nam led by Nguyễn Xuân Thắng, Politburo member, President of the Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, has paid a working trip to Kazakhstan from November 13-16....
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Pa.'s changing population to be discussed in Lewisburg

The Danville News 15 Nov 2024
He is also a past-president of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors and a former member of the Finance Committee of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Kopko completed the Senior Leadership Academy, sponsored by the Council on Independent Colleges and American Academic Leadership Institute....
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Dep. Minister for European Affairs: Successful EU Presidency a high priority

Stockwatch 14 Nov 2024
... in view of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026. The trainings are organised by the Cyprus Academy of Public Administration in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 and the General Secretariat of the Council....
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Clifton to hire 12 new police officers, work on solution to retain them after academy

northjersey.com 13 Nov 2024
Council members agreed to a compromise and added 12 officers to the table of organization after receiving a memo from Rinaldi. In recent months, the council, at the behest of Councilman Joseph Kolodziej, discussed increasing the table of organization, which currently sits at 171 officers, to 195....
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Topeka City Council talks taxes, authority regulations and housing

cjonline 13 Nov 2024
The Topeka City Council held its first discussion on legislative priorities for 2025, and on its radar may be issues surrounding housing inspections, the use of drone footage, whether to lower the minimum age to enter police academy and discrimination against natural hair ... The council took no action, and its discussions will continue....

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