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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your daughter is now in the world of academia. This is how academia works: You err on the side of respect until you are invited into a more informal relationship. Don't like it? You don't have to stay in academia. I have a master's degree and have worked as an administrative staff member at four universities and a law school. This is how academia is. Now you know, too.[/quote] What exactly is disrespectful about using someone's first name?[/quote] There is a hierarchy, and titles reflect the order of the hierarchy. Your daughter is at the bottom of the hierarchy. The professors are her superiors. Did you not learn about this growing up? Did she call her teachers by their first names? Did she call your friends by their first names and not to buy, Mr. or Mrs.? [/quote]
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