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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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"With Japan's population shrinking by more than 900,000 a year... we have no choice but to rely on foreign workers," said Menju, a visiting professor at the Kansai University of International Studies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Vanessa Bohns is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The research was conducted in the laboratory of Yang Dan, a professor of neuroscience and of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The most recent paper is also relevant to understanding environmental plastic pollution, said Matthew Campen, professor of pharmaceutical research at the University of New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Cambridge, England, was behind Cambridge, Massachusetts: at Harvard, George Sarton gave his first lecture course in the history of science in 1917 and became professor of the history of science in 1940.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has warned the American Bar Association it may face an antitrust investigation if it fails to change rules that limit the role part-time professors play in teaching law students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The university's Faculty Senate, a governing body comprised of professors and other academic staff, will vote on a resolution of no confidence next week, according to reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

My English teachers and literature professors were probably too tired to parse such nuance, and I don’t blame them.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

She recalled that her college professors “who taught me technical and academic skills helped make my own career possible.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

By eleven o’clock that morning, the school is deserted except for the Jesuit professors.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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