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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. | ||
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== 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.'' | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Education]] | |
Revision as of 16:49, April 15, 2008
A professor is an academic of the highest rank at a 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
- Professor (general) - A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
- Associate Professor - A college or university professor who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.
- Assistant Professor - A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.
- Adjunct Professor - Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity.
- 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.
- Professor Emeritus - 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.