as in dean
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Christine Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, shared data with me on trends in the educational profile of heterosexual married couples from 1940 to 2020.
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Project Esther also calls for firing pro-Palestinian professors on campuses and using anti-racketeering laws to break up pro-Palestinian or liberal-leaning groups.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
In this novel, a detective, a tabloid journalist, and a professor become obsessed with a string of strange and gruesome killings.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The level of risk 23andMe customers face now largely depends on who ends up buying the company, said Christo Wilson, a Northeastern University computer sciences professor who specializes in online privacy and data security.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Project Esther also calls for firing pro-Palestinian professors on campuses and using anti-racketeering laws to break up pro-Palestinian or liberal-leaning groups.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
In this novel, a detective, a tabloid journalist, and a professor become obsessed with a string of strange and gruesome killings.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The level of risk 23andMe customers face now largely depends on who ends up buying the company, said Christo Wilson, a Northeastern University computer sciences professor who specializes in online privacy and data security.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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