College V.I.P. (4 letters)

{ Answer }

DEAN

{ Related Clues }

Dizzy, for one
Doyen
One with a list
Academic figure
Academic official
Academic overseer
Bishop's subordinate
Campus figure
Campus notable
Campus V.I.P.
Cathedral official
College administrator
College bigwig
College official
Cooperstown name
Dizzy or Daffy
Faculty bigwig
Faculty head
Faculty V.I.P.
Figure in academia
Forest of ___ in Gloucestershire
Inge or Swift
Martin or Swift
Official with a list
Rusk or Martin
School appointment
School V.I.P.
Senior member
University V.I.P.
Watergate figure
Class-conscious figure?
One doing school work?
Jan's singing partner
Overseer of student discipline
Rusk in J.F.K.'s cabinet
V.I.P. at V.P.I., say
Dizzy of the Gas House Gang
Rat Pack cohort of Frank

{ Tags }

acheson, admissions, bigwig, campus, college, daffy, dean, dizzy, doyen, faculty, figure, giant, list, martin, official, overseer, rusk, school, swift, university, vip

{ Notes }

The answer DEAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DEAN as a noun:

1. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

2. (Dean, James Dean, James Byron Dean) = United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)

3. (dean, doyen) = a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"

4. (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals