professoriate
University teaching body
The professoriate is the body of professors at a university or in academia generally—the professorial class as a whole.
The term appears in discussions of higher education policy, academic labor, and institutional governance: The professoriate has seen declining tenure-track positions over the past three decades.
Also spelled professorate.
Probationary academic employment path
- academic freedomProtected scholarly inquiry rights
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- emeritusRetired with distinction
peer review · job security · academic appointment · permanent position · tenure review · career advancement
Inherent power or ability
- scholarsExperts in a field
- academiciansMembers of learned professions
- donsPuts on attire
- fellowsCompanions or associates
lecturers · instructors · tutors · collegium · senate · convocation · deans · provosts
Profession of instructing others
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
instruction · assessment · grading · office hours · syllabi · tutorials · classroom instruction · student evaluation
Systematic fact-finding effort
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- monographsScholarly single-topic publications
- dissertationsExtended academic research documents
theses · citations · conferences · symposia · methodology · theories · findings · hypotheses
Giving informed guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- protégésStudents of a mentor
- graduate studentsSeekers of advanced degrees
- intellectual legacyIdeas passed to posterity
tenure track
Probationary academic employment path
- academic freedomProtected scholarly inquiry rights
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- promotionRank increase or publicity
emeritus · peer review · job security · academic appointment · permanent position · tenure review · career advancement
faculty
Inherent power or ability
- scholarsExperts in a field
- academiciansMembers of learned professions
- donsPuts on attire
fellows · lecturers · instructors · tutors · collegium · senate · convocation · deans · provosts · chancellors
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
coursework · instruction · assessment · grading · office hours · syllabi · tutorials · classroom instruction · student evaluation · lecture halls
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- monographsScholarly single-topic publications
dissertations · theses · citations · conferences · symposia · methodology · theories · findings · hypotheses · academic writing
advising
Giving informed guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- protégésStudents of a mentor
- graduate studentsSeekers of advanced degrees
professoriatestudent body
Collective term for enrollees
studentship · graduate students · pupilage · learners · matriculants
professoriateadministration
Organizational oversight and control
university administration · administrative staff · board of trustees · management · executive leadership
professoriatestudent body
Collective term for enrollees
students · undergraduates · graduate students · learners · enrollees