college faculty
University teaching body
College faculty are the instructors and professors employed by a college or university to teach courses and, often, to conduct research.
The term encompasses all academic ranks, from adjunct instructors to tenured full professors.
Faculty may also serve on committees, advise students, and participate in institutional governance.
The college faculty voted to revise the core curriculum.
In American usage, faculty functions as a collective noun that can take either singular or plural verbs.
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- universityHigher education institution
- ivory towerSheltered intellectual enclave
- professorSenior university teacher
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
teaching · department meeting · academic freedom · lecturer · grading · tenure track · academic job market · publish or perish · advising · instructor · grant writing · mentorship · research · accreditation · dean · hiring committee · publishing · student engagement
college facultystudent body
Collective term for enrollees
students · college students · undergraduates · graduate students · pupils
college facultycollege administration
Governing body of academia
university administration · board of trustees · support staff · administrators · deans
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