professors'
Belonging to lecturers
Professors' is the possessive form of the plural professors, indicating something belonging to or associated with multiple professors: The professors' offices were on the third floor, The professors' union negotiated better contracts.
Use this form when the possession relates to more than one professor.
Explanations based on evidence
- insightsPenetrating understandings gained
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
knowledge · wisdom · arguments · analyses · interpretations · critiques · hypotheses · methodologies
Protected employment status
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
syllabi · dissertations · citations · curriculum · seminars · coursework · grading · examinations
Professional work spaces
- salariesFixed regular payments for work
- unionsCombinations or confederations
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- workloadAssigned task volume
committees · meetings · evaluations · promotions · benefits · grievances · classrooms · laboratories
Bound written works
- notesBrief written records
- desksFlat-topped work furniture
- filesStored data collections
- papersOfficial written records
briefcases · spectacles · laptops · libraries · archives · manuscripts · correspondence · collections
theories
Explanations based on evidence
- insightsPenetrating understandings gained
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
expertise · knowledge · wisdom · arguments · analyses · interpretations · critiques · hypotheses · methodologies · frameworks
tenure
Protected employment status
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
lectures · syllabi · dissertations · citations · curriculum · seminars · coursework · grading · examinations · mentorship
offices
Professional work spaces
- salariesFixed regular payments for work
- unionsCombinations or confederations
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
workload · committees · meetings · evaluations · promotions · benefits · grievances · classrooms · laboratories · assistants
books
Bound written works
papers · briefcases · spectacles · laptops · libraries · archives · manuscripts · correspondence · collections · diplomas
- Harvard professorEducator at elite university
- professor emeritusRetired faculty with honor
- college professorUniversity-level educator
- Professor Oak
- absent-minded professorBrilliant but impractical intellectual
- law professorAcademic teaching jurisprudence