professorship
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In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Arday denied the plagiarism allegations, resigned from his professorship at Cambridge, and was found dead last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The visiting professorship is an electrifying opportunity for me to be in direct, robust creative dialogue with the next generation of thinkers and creative doers," the Australian star said.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The manuscript they’ve produced is apparently even superior to the recently published book that has put him in contention for the same professorship that George’s entire future is riding on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Rutherford had relocated to Montreal and a professorship at McGill University, which featured a lavishly equipped laboratory funded by a Canadian businessman, in an early example of scientific patronage by industry.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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