Deans (Education) (Topical Term)
- Academic deans
- Earlier heading: Deans (in schools)
- Broader heading: School administrators
Merriam-Webster unabridged, via WWW, viewed March 27, 2019 (²dean, noun: a : a resident fellow at an English university charged with the discipline rather than the instruction of undergraduates; b : the head of one of the divisions, faculties, colleges, or schools of a university; c : an administrative officer at a college or secondary school who counsels students on academic matters (as choice of program, maintenance of academic standing, honors, or failure) and who in addition has some disciplinary authority pertaining to such matters as breach of dormitory rules, unexcused absences, cheating and plagiarism, suspension, or dismissal)