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a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Those pushing for the firings have argued that teachers and professors with abhorrent views shouldn’t be allowed to influence students.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
As a professor of science education, one of my goals while preparing future teachers is to introduce them to the characteristics of scientific knowledge and how it is developed.
—Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bluebonnet Reading’s biblical content creates controversy Religion professors from Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University have analyzed the curriculum, which has little acknowledgement of other religions such as Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Those pushing for the firings have argued that teachers and professors with abhorrent views shouldn’t be allowed to influence students.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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