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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More public security officers to join UN peacekeeping mission

Vietnam News 26 Apr 2025
Phạm Văn Đoàn from the People's Public Security Political Academy, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Nguyễn Văn Nam from the People's Police Academy, and Captain Trần Mỹ Linh from Nam Định Police ... Over the recent past, Vietnamese police officers engaging in peacekeeping missions have fulfilled their missions, earning high recognition from the UN....
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'Critical flaws' exist in Detroit police firearms unit, ex-officer say. DPD responds

Detroit news 26 Apr 2025
Sokol, who was a police officer for 25 years until he retired in 2011 and returned in 2015 as a police assistant, resigned April 16 from the Firearms Inventory Unit ... Detroit Police Capt ... "The (Detroit Police Academy) keeps asking for rifles, but we can't get them to them because there are no parts," Sokol said....
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CMC to host Roaring Fork Valley graduations May 2-3

Aspen Times 25 Apr 2025
Friday with the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy (CELTA) commencement in the New Space Theatre at Spring Valley. Avon Police Department Deputy Chief Coby Cosper will deliver the keynote address ... He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and teaches leadership and ethics throughout Colorado....
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George Umberger, former fire marshal who investigated Westgate Mall arson and thousands of other fires, dies

The Morning Call 25 Apr 2025
George Umberger, a state police fire marshal who investigated some of the Lehigh Valley’s most serious fires over his three-decade career, has died. Umberger, 82, of Bath, died Monday at St ... He also served as an instructor at Rutgers University, Lehigh Carbon Community College, and the Allentown Police Academy, the report states ... ....
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DA's office: St. Ignatius teacher charged with 14 child pornography counts

Post Crescent 25 Apr 2025
Teacher arrested after chat logs, tips and images sent to Appleton police. According to the criminal complaint, the investigation began when Appleton police officer ... Ignatius or Chesterton Academy students were identified based on the school's preliminary conversations with police....
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Humboldt County police departments struggle to recruit, retain qualified staff

Times Standard 25 Apr 2025
Nilsen noted that entry-level pay for police officers in Arcata and Eureka was between 27%-28% more than in Fortuna ... He noted that the recruitment, background screening, police academy and on-ground training aspects of the process of onboarding candidates means that any attrition a police force sees essentially sets the agency back a year....
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City police captain receives training at FBI National Academy

Rocky Mount Telegram 25 Apr 2025
A Rocky Mount police captain said that the training at the FBI National Academy and that even being selected after having put in an application about 2½ years ago were both honors to him .......
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Schoolgirl, 12, taken to hospital after 'stabbing' at Aberdeen school | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2025
Police were called to Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen at around 10.30am on Thursday ... Police described it as a 'contained incident' and said there was 'no risk to the wider school community' ... A spokesperson for Police Scotland said ... Police were called to Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen at around 10.30am on Thursday....
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Girl, 12, injured in incident at secondary school

AOL 24 Apr 2025
Police were called to Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen at around 10.30am on Thursday ... Police described it as a “contained incident” and said there was “no risk to the wider school community”. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said....
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Shenandoah native set to begin next chapter of law enforcement career

Atlantic News Telegraph 24 Apr 2025
After being vetted through interviews and physical and written exams, Cisneros received an invite to the academy in January, which began in early February ... After graduating from Shenandoah High, Cisneros joined the Shenandoah Police Department's reserve program in 2016 before attending the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and joining full-time in 2017....
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Bay Area man arrested following attempted kidnapping of teen

East Bay Times 24 Apr 2025
Fairfield police arrested a 52-year-old Fairfield man Tuesday morning after a 14-year-old female student reported that a man had attempted to grab her while she was walking to the Matt Garcia Career and College Academy, on Harry Price Drive. According to Police, Samuel Galvao attempted to grab the girl around 9 a.m....
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His next adventure: Randy Haugh leaves Bolivar to become Strasburg's new police chief

Times Reporter 24 Apr 2025
STRASBURG ‒ After serving the past 18 years as Bolivar's police chief, Randy Haugh is taking on a new challenge leading the Strasburg Police Department ... He has more than 20 years of experience as a police officer. A graduate of Claymont High School, he completed his police training at Traynor's Police Academy in Massillon in 2001....
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St. Louis native takes part in Grand Rapids Police reality show

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 24 Apr 2025
Pleasant Police ... Pleasant Police Department from 1999 to 2005, Leonard earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Grand Valley State University in December 1998, attending the school’s police academy as a squad leader during the summer 1998 semester....

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