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
"The visiting professorship is an electrifying opportunity for me to be in direct, robust creative dialogue with the next generation of thinkers and creative doers," the Australian star said.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Earlier this year, he left a professorship at Yale for the state-run University of Science and Technology of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
By then, he had already returned to Britain to take up a professorship at the University of Manchester.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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