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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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Laurence Kotlikoff, professor of economics at Boston University, believes that the uncertainty in the market—and subsequently the risk of recession—will continue to hike up mortgage rates.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images FBI agents executed search warrants Friday at two homes owned by computer science professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife, who both work at Indiana University, authorities said, as questions swirled over their status at the school on Monday.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Laurence Kotlikoff, professor of economics at Boston University, believes that the uncertainty in the market—and subsequently the risk of recession—will continue to hike up mortgage rates.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images FBI agents executed search warrants Friday at two homes owned by computer science professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife, who both work at Indiana University, authorities said, as questions swirled over their status at the school on Monday.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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