professor

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COLCHESTER, Vt.—The financial troubles at St. Michael’s College hit home for biology professor Declan McCabe when he noticed Buckthorn shrubs encroaching on walking trails near the house of the campus president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Thomas Juneau, professor at the University of Ottawa, said while authorities were claiming victory the country was weaker economically "and it is a matter of when, not if, popular protests resume".

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The study was led by Marilyn Rampersad Mackiewicz, an associate professor of chemistry in the OSU College of Science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

But several things had to go right for Harris – and wrong for Fuller – for the Democrat to win this race, said Andra Gillespie, a professor of political science at Emory University.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

This time, the leaflets were written by their favorite professor, Kurt Huber.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti