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That couldn't be less true. I'm not even sure what point you're trying to make. Obviously not "everyone" is a professor when you mix in facilities and administr
by rconti 7y ago
That couldn't be less true. I'm not even sure what point you're trying to make. Obviously not "everyone" is a professor when you mix in facilities and administrative staff.
If you're trying to more narrowly say "all instructors are considered professors", that's not true at any institution type, not even R1 (major research Universities)
https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/10112018%20Data%20Snapshot%20Tenure.pdf https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/10112018%20Data%20S...
- chrisseaton 7y agoMy understanding that almost all academics with tenure and even many without in the US calls themselves a ‘professor.’ I'm not sure what you're trying to say with that PDF - it doesn't even mention the word!
- kgwgk 7y agoHow often do “very junior part-time staff” have tenure?
- chrisseaton 7y agoThey normally wouldn't.
- rconti 7y agoTheir title would be something like lecturer. I suppose students might call them professor, or they might insist on being called professor just like some Ph.D graduates might insist on being called 'Doctor' even though they're not a medical doctor. An associate professor would at least be tenure-track.
- chrisseaton 7y ago> Their title would be something like lecturer. Have you never heard of 'adjunct professors' in the US? > An associate professor In most countries people at the level of just associate professor don't call themselves 'professor.' > like some Ph.D graduates might insist on being called 'Doctor' even though they're not a medical doctor The title 'doctor' means you have a doctorate, or in some cases like the UK it's also used as a courtesy title for a medical professional with just a bachelors degree. PhDs, EngDs, DPhils, DLs, MDs, and more are all entitled to use it as much as each other.