I'm a professor at a 4-year college/university... ask me anything!

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Anonymous wrote:What do you teach?

What is the tier ranking more or less of the university in which you teach? (Not as a judgment but to gauge the general performance of the students)

Top 100 (USNEWS) private liberal arts college.

My daughter loves English and wants to go to a liberal arts college. I cringe. Where do students get employment for liberal arts or English degrees.

[Anonymous]

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Best excuse? Girl tells me she has a heavy period and can't take the exam. GTFO. Take an Advil hunny.

Yeah - don't be so quick to judge health excuses. My mother had *heavy* periods, and couldn't do anything those days. Whens he was that age, she didn't know there was anything you could do about it. I know some kids will try everything, but there really are wacky health things out there.

Agreed. You're her professor, not her doctor, so it's not your job to question her health issues.

And the helicopter moms of wimpy kids chime in! Not OP, but are you calling your kids in sick at college too?

Woah, someone's feeling aggressive today! Take a chill pill hunny.
You aren't the OP? So there are two people who spell hunny that way?

[Anonymous]

Are you male or female?

What rank? Assistant, associate or full?

[Anonymous]

Is this microaggression/PC environment real or exaggerated by the media?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do faculty members treat staff like garbage? And why do I get better treatment after they find out I have an advanced degree? It's truly sickening.

Def. not the case with me, or from what I've seen, my small private college. In fact, because I am young and look young I often have admins calling me by my first name before they've even met me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this microaggression/PC environment real or exaggerated by the media?

It's real at very top level places (USNEWS top 25 or top 50). Below that, apathy reigns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you male or female?

What rank? Assistant, associate or full?

Male. Assistant Professor. 30s.

[Anonymous]

Be honest. On your voicemail, do you refer to yourself as "Dr. _______"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you teach?

What is the tier ranking more or less of the university in which you teach? (Not as a judgment but to gauge the general performance of the students)

Top 100 (USNEWS) private liberal arts college.

My daughter loves English and wants to go to a liberal arts college. I cringe. Where do students get employment for liberal arts or English degrees.

Getting a job and getting educated are not the same thing. I advise students to major in whatever they enjoy and to make sure to take many classes that give them skills. Want to major in psych? Great, but be sure to take lots of stats classes, some econometrics, computer science, etc. Internships are key to getting employed. I would not advise anyone to go to law school or PhD unless you get into a top program and the costs are reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be honest. On your voicemail, do you refer to yourself as "Dr. _______"?

Nope. I laugh at those people. I go by "professor" to students. Parents, colleagues, and alums call me by my first name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has a student ever hit on you?

I taught a few college courses and always thought so many students and colleagues blurred the lines of appropriateness.

Yes. Dealing with this situation now. I have an alumna who is 3 years out. Every homecoming weekend the flirty gets worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you teach?

What is the tier ranking more or less of the university in which you teach? (Not as a judgment but to gauge the general performance of the students)

Top 100 (USNEWS) private liberal arts college.

My daughter loves English and wants to go to a liberal arts college. I cringe. Where do students get employment for liberal arts or English degrees.

NP. Cringe away! I'm an English BA pulling in 110K and working 9-4:30.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do faculty members treat staff like garbage? And why do I get better treatment after they find out I have an advanced degree? It's truly sickening.

Def. not the case with me, or from what I've seen, my small private college. In fact, because I am young and look young I often have admins calling me by my first name before they've even met me.

LOL. As they should by default with an assistant professor. Maaaayyyybe not if you are department chair. Even our dean insists on first names. Come on.

[Anonymous]

OP, how much do you make?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, how much do you make?

This.