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Most people have a preference. I prefer my first name, but am ok with either Dr. or Ms. If they call me professor I tell them that's a job title (the one with benefits) and I don't have that job.
I have never heard of a college professor addressed as "professor." The ones who have a preference will usually request that you refer to them as either "Dr." or by their first name
out of curiosity, are you sure these were tenured professors teaching? not sure where you are/were taking classes. many CCs and lower ugrad courses are taught by adjuncts
IME professors are called professor unless they prefer first name. it's certainly the more prestigious of the two titles at any place that has a tenure system
out of curiosity, are you sure these were tenured professors teaching? not sure where you are/were taking classes. many CCs and lower ugrad courses are taught by adjuncts
IME professors are called professor unless they prefer first name. it's certainly the more prestigious of the two titles at any place that has a tenure system
really surprised at the voting
Many were/are tenured but most students don't pay much attention to whether college professors are tenured or not. I have undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pitt, Indiana University of PA and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Many were/are tenured but most students don't pay much attention to whether college professors are tenured or not. I have undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pitt, Indiana University of PA and Rochester Institute of Technology.
not that the students care, but that the instructors might introduce themselves to students themselves accordingly
anyway, color me surprised. there must be more variance among US schools than i thought, my school list is just as long with a different experience
not that the students care, but that the instructors might introduce themselves to students themselves accordingly
anyway, color me surprised. there must be more variance among US schools than i thought, my school list is just as long with a different experience
If you mean something like, "Good Morning class. I am Professor Smith and a tenured professor here at State University," I have never seen that happen.
I had one professor for two classes who had taught at the same university for over 40 years. I don't think he had tenure and I could find any evidence that he had a PhD. He was part-time and would usually teach 2-3 classes a term.
If you mean something like, "Good Morning class. I am Professor Smith and a tenured professor here at State University," I have never seen that happen.
I had one professor for two classes who had taught at the same university for over 40 years. I don't think he had tenure and I could find any evidence that he had a PhD. He was part-time and would usually teach 2-3 classes a term.
no i mean something like an adjunct lecturer saying something like "please call me mr. so-and-so" or "please call me billy" in order to discourage the use of professor. agreed no one ever announces they have tenure
are you sure that long-termer was an actual professor? sounds like a long term adjunct to me. the dept directory lists who is who, never any need to guess
anyway at this point it doesn't matter. at the three unis i've gone to, professor is more common than doctor for actual professors. at yours, it wasn't. seems that's all there is to it
I have never heard of a college professor addressed as "professor." The ones who have a preference will usually request that you refer to them as either "Dr." or by their first name. I have had professors who never mention how they prefer to be addressed and didn't list on their syllabus whether they have a PhD.
My husband's grad school adviser preferred to be called "Professor. This was some years ago.
no i mean something like an adjunct lecturer saying something like "please call me mr. so-and-so" or "please call me billy" in order to discourage the use of professor. agreed no one ever announces they have tenure
are you sure that long-termer was an actual professor? sounds like a long term adjunct to me. the dept directory lists who is who, never any need to guess
anyway at this point it doesn't matter. at the three unis i've gone to, professor is more common than doctor for actual professors. at yours, it wasn't. seems that's all there is to it
He has been an adjunct since the late 1960s. I have always referred to any college instructor as a professor. There is no information on the school's website on whether he has a PhD.
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I have never heard of a college professor addressed as "professor." The ones who have a preference will usually request that you refer to them as either "Dr." or by their first name. I have had professors who never mention how they prefer to be addressed and didn't list on their syllabus whether they have a PhD.
This. When writing letters or something more formal, some will put "Professor Smith" or whatever, but I don't think I've ever encountered a professor who wanted to be called that on a regular basis. Dr. Smith is the norm. IME, non-PhD lecturers usually just go by their first name.
That's all undergrad though. For grad school, most professors are just their first name. Only the really old ones go by Dr. Smith.
I think it's "Dr."
Professor is a higher degree
am I right?
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