scholar

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Hilton joined Stanford University in California as a visiting scholar in 2012, and said he was applying for US citizenship in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Education scholar John R. Thelin has pointed out how athletics can function like a separate corporation, tied to the university only through scholarships, logo licensing and marketing.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Dr Esther Xosei, a British scholar, activist and leading figure in the global reparations movement, welcomed the vote but doubts it will make much difference on its own.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr. Loconte is a presidential scholar at New College of Florida and author of “God, Locke and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Since neither of us could read the papers, Sass said she would take them home so that her husband, who was a scholar, could read them.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan