The phrase "academics protest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where individuals in the academic community express their dissent or opposition to a particular issue or policy.
Example: "In response to the proposed budget cuts, academics protest by organizing rallies and writing open letters to the administration."
Alternatives: "scholars object" or "educators demonstrate".
Their decision came after Lebanese officials and academics protested the selection, even though Amit is an outspoken critic of Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon (Science, 5 March, p. 1422).
After the Union of Concerned Scientists organized a letter from Virginia academics protesting the investigation, the university stood up to Cuccinelli in court and won.
The gregarious politician and Trinity College Dublin academic protests that he could be bad luck for newlyweds: "I would say no.
Then in 1968, despite academic protests worldwide, Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev ordered the destruction of Königsberg Castle, thus making any onsite research of the last known resting place of the Amber Room all but impossible.
Calls for "open access publishing" have been steadily growing in academic circles, with Dutch commercial publishers Elsevier being boycotted by thousands of academics in protest at perceived profiteering through journal access costs.
Eight UK academics promptly protested in a joint letter to the Guardian, describing the invitation to De Klerk to write what they describe as "this self-serving and ill-informed commentary" as "grotesque".
Oxford University infamously refused her an honorary degree in 1985 in an academic-led protest against the government's cuts in funding for education.
Many academics have protested the trend, which puts scientists in the uncomfortable position of not being able to publish their findings or involve foreign nationals in the project.
When members of the academic staff protested outside, Hamas police officers them with clubs, said Ayman Shaheen, a professor of political science.
After hearing about the plan, a grassroots cabal of hackers, engineers, and academics erupted in protest, sparking a nationwide campaign to discredit the security and business implications of the Clipper chip, ultimately bringing the NSA's plans to a screeching halt.
