teaching assistant

noun

US
: a graduate student who teaches classes at a college or university

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Some even described using AI instead of a professor, tutor or teaching assistant. — Elise Silva, The Conversation, 16 July 2025 All students receive a teaching assistant package, which includes a stipend, tuition waiver and health insurance benefits. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025 Attached were screenshots of a Facebook post allegedly made by a Gaston County Schools teaching assistant. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 McGee is a teaching assistant professor in the university's exercise science department. — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025 According to the New York Times, he was terminated from his teaching assistant role in December 2022, a month after the killings. — EW.com, 12 July 2025 Indian Prairie said holding teaching assistant job fairs has helped fill significant gaps in support staff, namely special education paraprofessionals, according to a district spokesperson. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 From India, Sultan is a graduate student and teaching assistant at OSU who started studying at the school in August 2023. — Wsyx Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025 Criminal charges filed against a teaching assistant at Sunset Elementary School accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl on the campus were dismissed Thursday due to insufficient evidence, officials said. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026

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