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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David Hockney’s curator: ‘His life has not necessarily been perfect but he finds joy in his paintings’

The Daily Telegraph 02 Apr 2025
As exhibitions secretary at the Royal Academy between 1977 and 2008, he turned around an institution that at the time was widely recognised as being moribund and stuck in the past, with a series of major exhibitions that changed the face of British art, and put the Academy on the international map ... “I’m very glad I never studied art or art history....
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Number One on the Call Sheet review: Incredibly powerful doc examines what it means to ...

Hindustan Times 02 Apr 2025
Here the history stems from the stereotypical representation of Black women in maid roles, in service to the White lead heroine ... The history of representation and recognition for a Black female actor is then a carefully threaded to the history of the Academy Awards....
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AP News Summary at 8:21 p.m. EDT

The Call 02 Apr 2025
John Lewis of Georgia, arguing that changing history requires the public to get involved. Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office ... They say academy officials were told to do a review late last week, and an initial search identified about 900 books for a closer look....
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AP News Summary at 8:12 p.m. EDT

The Call 02 Apr 2025
John Lewis of Georgia, arguing that changing history requires the public to get involved. Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office ... They say academy officials were told to do a review late last week, and an initial search identified about 900 books for a closer look....
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Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman Forever, dies at 65

Al Jazeera 02 Apr 2025
US actor Val Kilmer, who starred in Hollywood blockbuster films such as Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died of pneumonia at the age of 65 ... list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Making history at the Oscars 2025. Five takeaways from the Academy Awards. list 2 of 3Anora, a small-budget film about prostitution, sweeps top Oscar awards ... end of list ... Advertisement ... ....
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RTE 02 Apr 2025
The trio of travelers land in Tangier, a city that is in equal parts history, chaos - and cool ... The adventure takes a turn when the pair’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history....
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480-million-year-old sponge discovered in China built Earth’s first skeletal reef

Interesting Engineering 01 Apr 2025
Stromatoporoids provided the structure for the first skeletal reefs, but sooner than scientists thought, they effectively changed history books ... A team of international scientists from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found the oldest phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge on record in South China....
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Djokovic leads roll call of heroes to attend Laureus World Sports Awards

Beijing News 01 Apr 2025
Since receiving the 2024 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award - his fifth Laureus Statuette - Novak Djokovic won a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, writing his name into the Golden Slam history books ... Sean Fitzpatrick, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said....
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A tribute to craftsmanship

China.dot.org 01 Apr 2025
"Modern tools like X-ray imaging and metallographic analysis have helped us study bronze artifacts in detail," says Liu Yu, a researcher of the technological archaeology and cultural heritage protection lab, of the Chinese Academy of History....
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Naval Academy Removes Photos of Jewish Female Graduates Ahead of Hegseth Visit

Virtual Jerusalem 01 Apr 2025
Naval Academy has removed photos of female Jewish graduates from a ......
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Elfreth pushing back on Trump policies as DEI programs face cuts

Baltimore Sun 31 Mar 2025
“This Women’s History Month, I felt that it was important to tell the stories of the women and women of color who are an integral part of the rich history of the United States Naval Academy,” Elfreth said in a statement, referring to March being recognized as Women’s History Month....

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