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The highest academic rank is based on [[peer review]] of the scholar's work, and an process of election by his peers as specified by the rules of each college or university.
The highest academic rank is based on [[peer review]] of the scholar's work, and an process of election by his peers as specified by the rules of each college or university.
== Types of Professors ==
== Types of Professors ==
'''Professor''' ''(general)''
*'''Professor''' ''(general)'' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
'''Associate Professor'''
*'''Associate Professor''' - A college or university professor who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.
A college or university professor who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.
'''Assistant Professor'''
*'''Assistant Professor''' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.
A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.
'''Adjunct Professor'''
*'''Adjunct Professor''' - Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity.
Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity.
'''Visiting Professor'''
*'''Visiting Professor''' - A professor on leave who is invited to serve as a member of the faculty of another college or university for a limited period of time, often an academic year.
A professor on leave who is invited to serve as a member of the faculty of another college or university for a limited period of time, often an academic year.
'''Professor Emeritus'''
*'''Professor Emeritus''' - Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
==References==
*''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.''
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