VOA慢速英语:Going to College on 'Words to the Wise'

scholar - n. a person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it

adjunct - n. ​something that is joined or added to another thing but is not an essential part of it

associate - n. a member of a group or organization who is at a level that is below the highest level​

staff - n. ​a group of people who work for an organization or business​

tenure - n. ​the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you want to have it

tertiary - adj. related to education at the college or university level

primary - adj. ​happening or coming first

familiar - adj. ​frequently seen, heard, or experienced​

curriculum - n. the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.

course - n. ​a series of classes about a particular subject in a school​

major - n. ​the main subject studied by a college or university student​

campus - n. the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.