The Senate is the principal academic authority of the University.
In part, academic authorities have said, the trend is fueled by a deep suspicion of authority that now exists throughout American society.
The Chancellor is delegated with general administrative, academic, and management authority over the university.
"The accuracy of the accounts has been acknowledged by many academic, political and religious authorities, including the Catholic Church."
The epic will be shown at a time when some academic authorities see a paradox in Americans' relationship to the Bible.
Such decisions derive from a broad, spiritual consciousness that is particularly American, say academic authorities.
It is the highest academic authority of the University.
That's an unwarranted assumption - for all college teachers are in a position of academic authority.
The court's judgment is purely symbolic and has no legal or academic authority.
Realise the author is a leading academic authority on autism but there's no comparison.