dean
Academic department chief
A dean is an administrator in a college or university, typically overseeing a school or division: the dean of the law school, dean of students.
The term extends to the senior or most respected member of any group: the dean of American sportswriters.
In church contexts, a dean heads a cathedral chapter or group of parishes.
She was appointed dean of the medical school last year. (Capitalized Dean is a given name.)
Bishop's principal church
- chapterDivision of a book
- parishLocal church community
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- canonAccepted authoritative works
vicar · rector · Anglican · Episcopal · archdeacon · vestry · diocese · clerical
Senior academic administrator
- facultyInherent power or ability
- tenureProtected employment status
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- professorSenior university teacher
academia · research · department · chairperson · scholarship · lectures · seminar · dissertation
Keeper of official records
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- policyAdopted principle of action
administration · management · executive · director · coordinator · bureaucracy · enrollment · admissions
Advice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- adviseePerson receiving guidance
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- degree requirementsStandards for earning diploma
study abroad · financial aid · prerequisites · electives · tutoring · mentorship
Rigorous, without flexibility
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
discipline · probation · expulsion · suspension · reprimand · conduct · behavior · standards
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- chapterDivision of a book
- parishLocal church community
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
canon · vicar · rector · Anglican · Episcopal · archdeacon · vestry · diocese · clerical · ordination
provost
Senior academic administrator
- facultyInherent power or ability
- tenureProtected employment status
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
professor · academia · research · department · chairperson · scholarship · lectures · seminar · dissertation · thesis
registrar
Keeper of official records
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
policy · administration · management · executive · director · coordinator · bureaucracy · enrollment · admissions · budget
guidance
Advice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- adviseePerson receiving guidance
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
degree requirements · study abroad · financial aid · prerequisites · electives · tutoring · mentorship
strict
Rigorous, without flexibility
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- consequencesResults of actions taken
punishment · discipline · probation · expulsion · suspension · reprimand · conduct · behavior · standards · compliance
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- college termsuniversity, community college, fall semester, spring semester, liberal arts college
- administratorswebmaster, school principal, superintendent, headmaster, provost
- educatorseducator, teacher, teachers, professor, instructor
deanstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
freshman · undergraduate · pupil · teaching assistant · underling
- dean's listAcademic achievement recognition
- James Dean
- Dean MartinMid-century crooner and actor
- dean of studentsAcademic officer for pupil welfare
- Jimmy DeanSausage brand founder
- dean's officeUniversity administrator's workspace