academic year
nounDefinition of academic year
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Rhode Island Providence: The city has reactivated its school zone speed camera program just in time for the new academic year. — USA TODAY, "Cat burglar, prison bats, USS Arizona Memorial: News from around our 50 states," 4 Sep. 2019 The beginning of a new academic year brings a revamped marching band program to UC Davis. — Heather Kemp, The Mercury News, "UC Davis announces the end of ‘Band-Uh,’ introduces restructured marching band after reports of hazing," 4 Sep. 2019 In addition to the summer program, which is free, Harlem Grown offers year-round Saturday programs at their farm sites, provides farm tours to schools and gives students at five schools in-school mentorship throughout the academic year. — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, "Urban-Farming Camps Have Kids Asking, Where’s the Healthy Food?," 30 Aug. 2019 The former Pearland resident, 40, worked at the center several years before leaving to teach theater at Clear Lake High School in the 2015-2016 academic year. — Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, "Theater teacher remembers job that included trying to make astronauts laugh," 20 Aug. 2019 UT-Dallas expects 29,000 students -- including about 20,000 undergraduates -- this academic year and is on track to meet its goal of expanding its undergrad enrollment to 23,000 by 2023, Benson said. — María Méndez, Dallas News, "How UT Dallas evolved from a small research center into one of the fastest-growing universities in just 50 years," 18 Aug. 2019 The youngsters couldn’t have looked more ready for a new academic year on Monday, dressed in their scholarly best. — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "Kathryn Dennis Documents Her Daughter's First Day of Kindergarten Following Mother's Death," 13 Aug. 2019 On Monday morning, Incarnate Word athletic director Brian Wickstrom gathered the department’s staff at the Wyndham Garden hotel in downtown San Antonio to discuss the beginning of a new academic year. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, "Brian Wickstrom abruptly out as Incarnate Word athletic director," 12 Aug. 2019 When introducing the legislation, Grosso cited research from Guns & America — a national reporting project focusing on gun violence — that identified 286 shootings in the District between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the 2016-2017 academic year. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "D.C. Council introduces measure to ensure kids arrive safely at school," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'academic year.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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