dean
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In July, Boyagoda became the director of the Jackman Humanities Institute and special adviser to the dean of humanities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
We could have done better,’” recalls the former Harvard dean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
When he was the director of international student services at Syracuse University, Juan Tavares received a regular Saturday email from the dean of admissions reporting the tally of student applications, acceptances and enrollment deposits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Varun Soni, USC’s dean of religious and spiritual life, delivered the ceremony’s invocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
They were dean, but I still kept waiting for the trick.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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
The deans urged the California Supreme Court to allow test takers who sat through the exam and were unsuccessful to obtain provisional licenses under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
“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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