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
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
Earlier this year, he left a professorship at Yale for the state-run University of Science and Technology of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
In 1973, he was awarded a lifetime research professorship by the American Cancer Society, and a year later was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
The discussion soon yielded a formal offer from Conant of a $12,000 salary to cover a full professorship, along with the deanship of a new graduate school of engineering and applied science.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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