dean

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“You don’t need a model that knows quantum gravity,” said Vishal Misra, the vice dean of computing and AI at Columbia University’s engineering school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

And much of the burden fell on Meenakshi Parikh, the dean, who had to keep the medical college functioning even as it grappled with overwhelming grief.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Greg’s class, “The Art of the Page Turner,” fell into his lap, and so did Dylan’s role as interim dean of faculty.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Students deferred from the early round get a definitive answer in the regular round—not a wait list, said Ashley Pallie, dean of admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

A friend of Farmer’s and Jim’s at the Brigham, Howard Hiatt, former dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and now a Harvard Medical School professor, made a suggestion.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French