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professorship

[pruh-fes-er-ship] / prəˈfɛs ərˌʃɪp /


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He also held a clinical professorship at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

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

After a decade teaching at the Bauhaus, which Hitler closed, he took a professorship at Düsseldorf Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The visiting professorship was established in 1990, with previous incumbents including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Myra Syal and Dame Diana Rigg.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Since the mid-1960s, he has been working out of a ramshackle Victorian townhouse at the University of California at San Francisco, where he holds a professorship.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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