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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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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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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But what Kennedy could do — if the Office of Management and Budget and the president agreed — is lower the amount of money requested for a vaccine program from Congress, according to a professor of public health at Harvard University.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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Water levels in smaller reservoirs have likely decreased at much more dramatic rates than the larger ones, Anita Milman, a professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But what Kennedy could do — if the Office of Management and Budget and the president agreed — is lower the amount of money requested for a vaccine program from Congress, according to a professor of public health at Harvard University.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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