Dean (education)
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In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority.
United States of America
Although most high schools are led by a principal, some (particularly private preparatory schools) refer to their chief authority as a dean.
The term is much more commonly used in higher education. Although usage differs from one institution to another, a dean is usually the head of a significant department or collection of departments within a university.
Almost every American law school and medical school refers to their highest ranking administrator as a dean, and most have several assistant or associate deans as well (such as a Dean of Academics and a Dean of Students).
United Kingdom
In universities in the United Kingdom the Dean is the head of a faculty, a collection of related academic departments. Examples include Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
In collegiate universities such as Cambridge, each college may have a Dean who is in charge of discipline. An interview with the Dean as a result of misbehaviour is referred to as "a Deaning".