professors

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For a time-traveler drill, professors had to pretend to be from the past and a partner had two minutes to explain what a cellphone was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

At the University of California, hundreds of professors wrote a letter last week urging the UC regents to reinstate entrance-exam requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

As finance and applied investments professors who study how businesses make decisions amid uncertainty, we have been watching this tension build.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Without standardized testing in admissions, professors said they don’t know whether incoming students can handle college-level math.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

His professors in Michigan had little to say about his academic talents but recalled that he had distinguished himself in a different way.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson