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dean

[deen] / din /


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Erik Johnson, Viterbi’s vice dean for academic programs, said USC’s work on AI degrees began with a joint program with the business school.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

His father was the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Varun Soni, USC’s dean of religious and spiritual life, delivered the ceremony’s invocation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

She is a law professor and associate dean at Stanford.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

How her dad kept that coat so dean is still a mystery to me.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

The university also hired a new provost and new deans and reformed its discipline policies to make them “more consistent, fair and effective,” Garber has said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Now she is besieged by an array of faculty, unions and deans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

As part of the role, monarchs are responsible for approving the appointment of archbishops, bishops and deans on the recommendation of the prime minister.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

“Provisional licensure would allow candidates with offers of employment contingent on bar passage to retain them,” the deans wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2025

Twelve o’clock: I resumed my studies in the attic, reading about deans, priests, ministers, popes and...whew, it was one o’clock!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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