professorship
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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 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
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
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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