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> But students and staff in most universities call nearly all faculty "Professor X", whether they are assistant, associate, full, emeritus, adjunct, term, or wh
by valarauko 6y ago
> But students and staff in most universities call nearly all faculty "Professor X", whether they are assistant, associate, full, emeritus, adjunct, term, or whatnot.
Students, yes; staff, no; at least this has not been my experience, and outside of some students referring to any teaching faculty as "Prof. X", I have not seen it used professionally. In a professional setting, an associate prof. would be introduced simply as "Dr. X", rather than "Associate Prof. X". I have never heard anybody short of a full professor be called "Prof. X" in a professional setting. The students I understand as them misunderstanding the nomenclature.
- SeanLuke 6y agoMy experience is entirely different from yours. "Associate Prof. X" is not a title. It'd be "Prof. X". In every context outside the university where a full professor would be called "Prof. Johnson", so would essentially every faculty member in my department. Including those who do not have a PhD. And yes, staff also refer to all instructional faculty as "Professor". This goes not only for my current institution (GMU), but for several other major universities with which I have had experience, as well as major conferences and other academic gatherings. I think it is the norm. Is it possible that you're seeing something else because of the culture stemming from a different area of academic study? I am in computer science.
- SeanLuke 6y ago> "Associate Prof. X" is not a title I should clarify that: by "title" here I mean "a thing people are called", as in "hey, Associate Prof. X, what's up?". As opposed to an "official" job title.