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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Punjab CM Mann flags off 139 hi-tech vehicles to boost policing

Hindustan Times 04 Apr 2025
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday flagged off 139 new hi-tech vehicles at Punjab Police Academy (PPA) Phillaur in Jalandhar on Thursday. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday flagged off 139 new hi-tech vehicles at Punjab Police Academy (PPA) Phillaur in Jalandhar on Thursday ... Punjab Police Bhagwant Mann....
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A West Point for police will make the US safer | Opinion

The Columbus Dispatch 03 Apr 2025
Policing needs its own West Point-style academy ... Imagine the potential of a national police academy built in the image of West Point ... A national policing academy can provide a formal mechanism for tackling tough topics, serving as a center for best practices in community policing and training officers to engage with their communities....
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Sara Donahue sworn in as an officer with the Norwich Police Department: How is NPD staffing?

The Bulletin 03 Apr 2025
Donahue will begin the 386th training session at the Connecticut Municipal Police Academy on April 3. She is expected to graduate from the police academy in October of this year. Upon completion of the police academy, Donahue will begin an extensive field orientation training program....
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Rudy to address trainee IPS officers on April 5

The Times of India 03 Apr 2025
... has been invited to address trainee IPS officers of 77th RR batch by the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad, on April 5....
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Brookfield Police Chief Adlam retires, former assistant chief sworn into role

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 03 Apr 2025
During his career, Adlam graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico and completed the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University, which aims to "prepare experienced law enforcement professionals for success in senior command positions," according to its website....
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Be Good Ambassadors of Oyo, Makinde Charges Nigeria Police Cadets

This Day 03 Apr 2025
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has charged cadets of Oyo State origin in the Regular Course 7 of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, to be good ambassadors of the state and agents of change wherever they may find themselves ... Let me also say that I have worked with some great minds within the police....
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Civilian Police Academy takes residents beyond the badge

Victoria Advocate 03 Apr 2025
Through the Victoria Police Department’s Civilian Police Academy, residents have been able to go beyond the badge and put themselves in the shoes of local law enforcement .......
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The Cambridge Police Department Has ‘Gone Live’ With Body-Worn Cameras

The Harvard Crimson 03 Apr 2025
The Cambridge Police Department has officially “gone live” with body-worn cameras, department leadership announced on Wednesday ... “This week was a pretty historic week for the police department,” Mulcahy said ... At the meeting, Mulcahy also updated the board on the current Police Academy class....
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Remembering Judy Kicha, who became a cop in the 1960s, when very few women dared

northjersey.com 03 Apr 2025
PASSAIC ― Judith Kicha did something very few women did in the 1960s — she was a police officer ... When she graduated from the Jersey City Police Academy on April 24, 1969, she was the lone female in a class of 46, the Passaic Herald News reported at the time. She went to work for the Passaic Police Department's Children's Bureau....
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Brentwood leaders highlight achievements, future plans for city

East Bay Times 03 Apr 2025
Related Articles. Oakland City Council clashes with finance director as 37 police vehicles idle at dealership. Fremont teacher union threatens possible strike ... – Maintaining a strong police department with 66 of 72 officer positions currently filled and four new officers either graduating or beginning the police academy in the coming weeks ... ....
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Alabama tornado that injured students was on the ground for less than five minutes

The Gadsden Times 03 Apr 2025
The NWS office in Tallassee serves the Dothan area ... and dissippated at 12.35 p.m. Injuries and damage from Dothan tornado. There were five injuries of students at Dothan Prepatory Academy when a portion of the roof collapsed ... The Dothan Police Department confirmed the damage on the department's Facebook page....
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60s teen idol's body is 'shutting down' from terminal stage 4 cancer | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
Sherman largely withdrew from the entertainment industry in the 1970s but has retained a devoted fanbase through the years ... It’s not ... In his later life he dedicated himself to the emergency services, becoming a paramedic and providing first aid training within the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as at the Los Angeles Police Department Academy....
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Bharatpol portal started receiving requests for publication of Interpol notices: MHA tells Parliament

Beijing News 02 Apr 2025
Thereafter, individualized training has been given in online mode to the Andhra Pradesh Police, Delhi Police, Tripura Police, Telangana Police, Punjab Police, and Assam Police, the Minister said ... The portal developed by CBI facilitates Indian LEAs, enabling real-time information sharing for faster access to international police assistance....

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