1. serving as or performing the duties of a dean (an academic administrator or church official)
Usage: present participle of 'dean'

1. the act or period of serving as a dean
Usage: gerund form; less common than the verb form

Examples

• She is deaning the college of arts and sciences this year.
• His deaning responsibilities include student discipline and faculty hiring.
• After deaning for ten years, he decided to return to teaching.
• The cathedral's deaning duties require both administrative skill and pastoral care.
• She began deaning in 2015 and has since reformed several academic policies.