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.