professorship
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In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Arday, who denied plagiarism, quit his professorship at Cambridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The visiting professorship was established in 1990, with previous incumbents including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Myra Syal and Dame Diana Rigg.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
In 1973, he was awarded a lifetime research professorship by the American Cancer Society, and a year later was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
Rutherford had relocated to Montreal and a professorship at McGill University, which featured a lavishly equipped laboratory funded by a Canadian businessman, in an early example of scientific patronage by industry.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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