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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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The briefs filed last week defending Venu came from a variety of sources, including professors, the International Center for Law & Economics , members of the House and Senate judiciary committees, and a group of state attorneys general.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
This week, Barnes shared names of more professors for Lane to reach out to.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The University of Wisconsin System recently enacted a viewpoint neutrality policy, which Bean said hinders academic freedom for professors, department chairs and faculties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
At Cal State Northridge, professors canceled classes and students played hooky, The Times reported.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, business schools are dealing with new market pressures, including global rankings that are now taking societal impact into account, and students, professors and accrediting bodies that increasingly value social responsibility.
—Andrew Gaudes, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Among a group of influential men – law professors – at a dinner party one evening was a Communist Party member brainstorming how to throw a bone to pro-democracy activists.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
In 2007, two of Rice's bioengineering professors, Drs.
—Subha Barry, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
This week, Barnes shared names of more professors for Lane to reach out to.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The University of Wisconsin System recently enacted a viewpoint neutrality policy, which Bean said hinders academic freedom for professors, department chairs and faculties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
At Cal State Northridge, professors canceled classes and students played hooky, The Times reported.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, business schools are dealing with new market pressures, including global rankings that are now taking societal impact into account, and students, professors and accrediting bodies that increasingly value social responsibility.
—Andrew Gaudes, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Among a group of influential men – law professors – at a dinner party one evening was a Communist Party member brainstorming how to throw a bone to pro-democracy activists.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
In 2007, two of Rice's bioengineering professors, Drs.
—Subha Barry, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Professors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professors. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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