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  • a variation of dene.
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dean

[deen] / din /


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Last week, Harvard College’s former dean criticized university presidents’ remarks during a congressional hearing on antisemitism in 2023, arguing that Gay and others couldn’t articulate the mission and purpose of a university.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Mr. Deptula is dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a retired U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

We could have done better,’” recalls the former Harvard dean.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

A Syracuse spokeswoman said she wasn’t aware of Tavares’s recommendations on attracting international students and said the dean of admissions at that time is no longer at the university.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

A former teacher, journalist, and dean of women at Northwestern University, Willard was both a visionary and a powerful reformer.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

She says she has “asked the deans to convene students and faculty to establish classroom principles that foster intellectual openness.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

As part of the role, monarchs are responsible for approving the appointment of archbishops, bishops and deans on the recommendation of the prime minister.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

In the months leading up to the exams, the deans of many of California’s top law schools flagged concerns to the State Bar.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2025

The deans urged the California Supreme Court to allow test takers who sat through the exam and were unsuccessful to obtain provisional licenses under the supervision of experienced attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2025

Twelve o’clock: I resumed my studies in the attic, reading about deans, priests, ministers, popes and...whew, it was one o’clock!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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