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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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Martha Bailey, a professor of economics and director of the California Center for Population Research at the University of California, Los Angeles, thinks the national conversation gets it all wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Joost van Dreunen, a professor of games business at NYU Stern, argues that unlike books, films or music, many games are built around communities and online interaction.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can’t be trusted with full powers,” said Robert Paterson, a professor at UT-Austin who specializes in land use and environmental planning.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Ellen Meade, an associate professor of economics at Duke University, said she thinks Warsh will want to demonstrate at his first press conference that there is a “new world” at the Fed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“Which is exactly why we can’t risk it,” said another professor in the back.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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