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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the professor who wrote at the top of this page. Even staff who do not work directly with someone initially refer to faculty by "professor." It is simply the formal title used in this professional setting. It is the default unless someone insists on a first name. My belief is that professors should not ask students to refer to them by their first name. If they do insist students use their first name, I would worry they have boundary isssues.

I am flabbergasted to read all these parents who are shocked or resentful that there are formal boundaries in academia. It's not about subservience. It's about professionalism. [/quote]

I am someone who has a title that could be used and doesn't, not a shocked parent. I will not insist another adult address me in a subservient manner. [/quote]

May I ask what your title is?[/quote]

Doctor of Naturopathy[/quote]

Ahhhhhhh.

Well, there you go.[/quote]

Yeah. I’m still laughing at this one.

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I am the one who doesn't insist on title.  I didn't write the bit about naturopathy. One of you insecure lunatics who feel their life worth is based on an honorific wrote that, and I think it's telling that you feel the need to insult a profession to make your point. I am [b]jointly degreed in engineering [/b]and work in industry and academia.[/quote]

"Jointly degreed" means what, exactly? Interested here.[/quote]

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