Definition of professor
1 : one that professes, avows, or declares
2a : a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher educationb : a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary schoolc : one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or occupation requiring skill
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Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Harvard University professor Ricardo Hausmann, an economist and former Venezuelan minister of planning, says that holding the notes puts investors in the position of rooting for payments to be made even as the population suffers.
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Deborah Harmon, an African American education professor at Eastern Michigan University who develops initiatives to support teachers and students of color, described a similar phenomenon taking place at her daughter’s high school in Ann Arbor.
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Dr. Temple Grandin, prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, will give an informal talk on Sunday afternoon, June 11.
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Mirya R. Holman is an associate professor of political science at Tulane University and author of Women in Politics in the American City (Temple University Press, 2014).
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Maria Glover, a law professor at Georgetown University, says the spate of copycat lawsuits is no accident.
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Professors take time to speak with individual students.
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Horton’s C.T.E. was at stage 3 or 4, according to Dr. Ann McKee, chief of neuropathology at the V.A. Boston Healthcare System and a professor of neurology and pathology at the Boston University School of Medicine.
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Lisa Wade, an associate professor of sociology at Occidental College, argues bad behavior is a fundamental part of fraternity DNA.
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14th Century
First Known Use of professor
14th century
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PROFESSOR Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of professor for English Language Learners
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: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
PROFESSOR Defined for Kids
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: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
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