assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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These insects do not bite or sting, according to assistant professor of extension entomology Jonathan Larson, who spoke to the Courier Journal in 2023.
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Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Crouch, an assistant professor of politics at American University and expert on the presidential pardon power, said a president can grant executive clemency as soon as a federal crime is committed and does not need to wait until someone is charged, tried or convicted.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
One of the challenges is the waves can arrive erratically, so building devices that can withstand a challenging environment is key, Maha Haji, an assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace and systems engineering at Cornell University, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
In this context, Mr. Biden pardoning his son is both understandable and further damaging to a polarized and distrustful nation, says Cara Foos Pierce, an assistant professor at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, in an email.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Crouch, an assistant professor of politics at American University and expert on the presidential pardon power, said a president can grant executive clemency as soon as a federal crime is committed and does not need to wait until someone is charged, tried or convicted.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
One of the challenges is the waves can arrive erratically, so building devices that can withstand a challenging environment is key, Maha Haji, an assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace and systems engineering at Cornell University, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
In this context, Mr. Biden pardoning his son is both understandable and further damaging to a polarized and distrustful nation, says Cara Foos Pierce, an assistant professor at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, in an email.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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