academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Officials at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27% jump in graduate applications as of March 1 from US citizens for programs starting in the 2025 academic year, compared to all of 2024.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
That is why The Children’s Trust is proud to fund thousands of activities for children of all ages year-round, not only during the academic year.
—Yvette Thompson-Echevarria, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
In the 2019-20 academic year, U.S. colleges and universities conferred 85,057 bachelor’s degrees in education — just 4% of all degrees awarded.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Saint Francis University, whose men’s basketball team lost last week in the First Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament, announced Tuesday that the Red Flash’s entire athletic department will move from Division I to D-III over the next four academic years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
That is why The Children’s Trust is proud to fund thousands of activities for children of all ages year-round, not only during the academic year.
—Yvette Thompson-Echevarria, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
In the 2019-20 academic year, U.S. colleges and universities conferred 85,057 bachelor’s degrees in education — just 4% of all degrees awarded.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Saint Francis University, whose men’s basketball team lost last week in the First Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament, announced Tuesday that the Red Flash’s entire athletic department will move from Division I to D-III over the next four academic years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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