The New Professor (Scenario)
Dan Powell received his Ph.D. and has begun teaching at a large university. Prior to his first day ofclass, Dan's department head met with him and explained what was expected of a new professor interms of maintaining discipline in his classroom and providing students with a challenging course.Later that week, Dan met with other professors in a faculty meeting. During that meeting, a numberof issues were discussed. Although Dan did not agree with all of them, he did not feel comfortablevoicing his opinion because he was less experienced than the other professors. Many of the seniorprofessors were also reluctant to discuss issues.
【題組】29. When Dan's department head explained what was expected of him as a new professor, he wasreferring to Dan's ________ at the university.
(A) status
(B) reputation
(C) role
(D) obligations