One word that can mean both teacher or student

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As part of educational systems there is often a division between two roles:

Teachers or educators give knowledge, while students or trainees receive knowledge.

Is there an abstraction over this distinction that describes simply a person being part of an educational system, regardless of whether it is a student or a teacher in particular?

Edit: In case there is no such general term, what about a word in the context of a single subject?

Karl Pfeifer · Answer

When referring to both the teachers and students of a college one might just call them "the college community".

Miguel Bartelsman · Answer

Academic might fit your needs:

Academic noun
  a teacher or student at a college or university
Collins Dictionary - Academic

* Bear in mind that this word within a college/university in certain places, might be understood to mean the faculty, not the student body.

One word that can mean both teacher or student

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