professors
Tenure-track scholars
Professors are academics holding teaching positions at universities and colleges.
The title typically implies both teaching duties and scholarly research.
In American universities, professor designates the highest faculty rank, above associate and assistant professors.
The term extends loosely to any college instructor: My chemistry professor canceled class.
To profess something is to claim or declare it openly—professors being those who profess expertise in their fields.
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- academiaHigher education community
- universityHigher education institution
college · dean · provost · committee · governance · sabbatical · appointment · promotion
Power to enforce obedience
- specialistExpert in one field
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- scholarLearned, studious person
- contributionSomething given to help
discourse · keynote · reviewer · panel · expertise · recognition · eminence · distinguished
Formal instructional talks
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
coursework · classroom · students · instruction · grading · exams · tutoring · lesson
Issued written material
- grantBestow or award money
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
hypothesis · journal · citation · methodology · findings · data · analysis · collaboration
One who gives guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- protégéPerson guided by expert
recommendation · career · development · support · inspiration · nurturing · encouragement · mentee
tenure
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- academiaHigher education community
university · college · dean · provost · committee · governance · sabbatical · appointment · promotion · rank
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- specialistExpert in one field
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- scholarLearned, studious person
contribution · discourse · keynote · reviewer · panel · expertise · recognition · eminence · distinguished · emeritus
lectures
Formal instructional talks
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
seminar · coursework · classroom · students · instruction · grading · exams · tutoring · lesson · textbook
publication
Issued written material
- grantBestow or award money
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
fieldwork · hypothesis · journal · citation · methodology · findings · data · analysis · collaboration · funding
advisor
One who gives guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
protégé · recommendation · career · development · support · inspiration · nurturing · encouragement · mentee · sponsorship
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- school lifeschool, teacher, classroom, homework, grades
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- teachersteacher, tutor, tutors, instructor, instructors
- academiauniversities, graduation cap, biology department, thesis statement, cited
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
professorsstudents
Those receiving instruction
pupils · undergraduates · learners · freshmen · first-year students
- Harvard professorEducator at elite university
- visiting professorsTemporary teaching scholars elsewhere based
- professor emeritusRetired faculty with honor
- college professorUniversity-level educator
- Professor Oak
- absent-minded professorBrilliant but impractical intellectual