- a variation of dene.
dean
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Danny Stockli, dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences and a co-author of the study, said zircon U-Pb dating offers one of the most accurate ways to determine when events occurred deep in Earth's past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
"That's really where the problems began," said Dr Shane Speights, dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
While other schools use committees to review course proposals, Harvard has long deferred to the judgment of individual faculty and departments, said Amanda Claybaugh, dean of undergraduate education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
Not too long afterwards, the dean of Music and Art called our house and asked Ma why Helen was quitting school.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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
But the parade of horribles recounted by Mr. Shapiro are at once comic and terrifying: deans harassing speakers, law students defaming anyone holding divergent views, faculty obsessed with idiotic academic theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
“We understand that the initial departure from the nationally used MBE was prompted by budgetary considerations caused in part by the need to rent large spaces for test-takers,” the deans wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
“He has built strong relationships with deans, faculty and staff across USC and Keck Medicine, earning respect from everyone,” it continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 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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