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
After a decade teaching at the Bauhaus, which Hitler closed, he took a professorship at Düsseldorf Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
The manuscript they’ve produced is apparently even superior to the recently published book that has put him in contention for the same professorship that George’s entire future is riding on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Until he was fired—mysteriously deemed unqualified for the tenured professorship he’d had for over a decade.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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