professor

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“In popular culture, the hero story is an easy sell, and people like to explain the world that way,” says Sebastian Fixson, professor of innovation and design at Babson College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

They can usually direct their donations toward funding a specific mission – perhaps in memory of a favorite professor, supporting cancer research or to support extracurricular activities such as sports.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, said local federal judges may believe it would be “more disruptive to try and put somebody in when the administration will just fire them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Today, as a professor in an immersive media design program, I still teach usability as one principle among others in building robust and meaningful interactions.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Sitting at the chess table, the professor and the teenager created an almost comic tableau.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady