dean
/din/
verb
- To serve as the dean of a college, faculty, or institution.
- He deaned the engineering department for over a decade.
- They asked her to dean the new graduate program.
- She will dean the College of Arts and Sciences starting next fall.
noun
- A person in charge of a department or division in a college, university, or school.
- Students can make an appointment to speak with the dean about academic concerns.
- The dean of the science faculty announced a new scholarship program.
- After years of teaching, she was promoted to dean of the law school.
- A senior member of a group, often the longest-serving or most respected.
- As the dean of the city's architects, her opinion was highly valued.
- The dean of the diplomatic corps welcomed the new ambassador.
- He is considered the dean of American jazz critics.