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professorship

[pruh-fes-er-ship] / prəˈfɛs ərˌʃɪp /


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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

LeCun said he wasn’t going to leave New York or quit his professorship.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 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

Fitting, then, that she would accept a prestigious guest professorship this year at a German art school.

From New York Times Apr. 6, 2024

The discussion soon yielded a formal offer from Conant of a $12,000 salary to cover a full professorship, along with the deanship of a new graduate school of engineering and applied science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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