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deanship

American  
[deen-ship] / ˈdinˌʃɪp /

noun

plural

deanships
  1. the position, status, or tenure of a dean.


Example Sentences

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At the time Mark Ridley-Thomas contacted Flynn, prosecutors allege, the school’s existence was threatened as were her deanship and reputation in the social work field.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021

It sounds unwise to give up a university deanship because your campus isn’t getting a particular fast-food franchise, no matter how much you love the waffle fries.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2019

His other motivation is his belief in the power of education, he said; his deanship at Harvard has been an opportunity to work with people focused on expanding educational opportunity.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2017

In addition, Stern officially announced last winter that he’s stepping down from the deanship of the Yale School of Architecture, a post he’s held for the last seventeen years.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 21, 2015

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