Academic is a vague term that describes someone who works for a college or university. You haven't stated what it is you actually do. Therefore, it is a little difficult to tell what your perspective is.
Anti-intellectualism is the currency of liberals and leftists. They routinely shout down those they disagree with and they refuse to engage in honest debate. If you are an academic you must know that political correctness is another staple of the left. Political correctness is simply anti-intellectualism enforced by rules and speech codes. Communism, Marxist-Leninism, leftism etc are confiscation of property, the denial of individual freedom and anti-intellectualism enforced by the state. The only difference between a leftist and a thug or common thief is the strategy that leftists use to confiscate other peoples property.
Another example of anti-intellectualism among liberals is the whole global warming fraud. Like typical liberals they falsified data, tried to get opponents fired from their jobs and ridiculed anyone who disagreed with them. They then said that ordinary Americans must pay enormous taxes just to heat their homes, drive to work or use electricity. This is what liberalism is: lies, confiscation of other peoples money and property and the use of force if you resist.
Great post!