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''In the academic world, precise titles are actually taken ''very'' seriously...''  Yes and no.  Titles are meaningful, and indicate how prestigious a position is and generally the salary level.  However, titles vary dramatically across university systems.  For example, in the U. of Illinois system, Adjunct Professor is the equivalent a Lecturer at U of C - it indicates someone who is a part-time faculty member, hired solely to teach classes, either because there are not enough full-time faculty or to allow the full-timers more time for research.  In the U. of California system though, an Adjunct Professor is a full-time faculty member, and UC guidelines suggest that on, for example, grant applications, an Adjunct Professor use the title of Professor to avoid confusion.  So an Adjunct Professor in Champaign would be stretching it to use the title of Professor, whereas someone with the same title in LA or Berkeley would not.  So titles are certainly meaningful, but their specific meaning isn't always readily apparent  [[User:Murray|Murray]] 21:36, 31 March 2008 (EDT)

''In the academic world, precise titles are actually taken ''very'' seriously...''  Yes and no.  Titles are meaningful, and indicate how prestigious a position is and generally the salary level.  However, titles vary dramatically across university systems.  For example, in the U. of Illinois system, Adjunct Professor is the equivalent a Lecturer at U of C - it indicates someone who is a part-time faculty member, hired solely to teach classes, either because there are not enough full-time faculty or to allow the full-timers more time for research.  In the U. of California system though, an Adjunct Professor is a full-time faculty member, and UC guidelines suggest that on, for example, grant applications, an Adjunct Professor use the title of Professor to avoid confusion.  So an Adjunct Professor in Champaign would be stretching it to use the title of Professor, whereas someone with the same title in LA or Berkeley would not.  So titles are certainly meaningful, but their specific meaning isn't always readily apparent  [[User:Murray|Murray]] 21:36, 31 March 2008 (EDT)