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profs

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plural of prof

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These professors incorporate allegedly responsible uses of GenAI into assignments, such as telling their students to upload course documents into an LLM and asking it to generate potential test questions.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Rao and Vasu Unnava, both professors at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, were staying in a hotel in Timure, Nepal, when the flash floods occurred, according to a message from the university’s chancellor and provost.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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But behind that vote was a yearslong debate between family-rights advocates and doctors that had exposed hard feelings on both sides.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
The body size of doctors and medical students does not nearly represent the size distribution of the general population.

— Jessica Rosenblum, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

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Each academic school hosts their own ceremony, with students attending various departments — plus deans and senior leadership — all clad in their cardinal and gold regalia, marching behind their banners across the campus.

— Staff report, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … 'THIS IS RIDICULOUS' — Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies.

— , FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of deans

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Depending on the session, drivers learn braking techniques, vehicle control and high-speed maneuvers with guidance from experienced instructors.

— Chris Teague, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The show was created through a partnership with Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, and students and instructors appear throughout.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

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As one example of how educators might balance digital tools, the report said Singapore used technology in its classrooms but also emphasized reading comprehension early on.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
But the goal of educators still has to be developing writers and readers even when AI can interpret texts and generate writing, according to Kirsten Peterson, a senior project manager at the nonprofit Education Development Center.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

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