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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like this thread has given me a whole new understanding of how there ends up being such rampant sexual harassment by professors victimizing students, and how academics close ranks and protect their own.[/quote]

Nope. Those professors are the ones chumming up to students on a first-name basis, going out drinking with students, etc. You should feel better about professors that insist on a professional relationship and appropriate distance. [/quote]

I wrote this. You conveniently left out my "and appropriate distance" clause. What I'm saying is that in the past, everyone went by Prof. and Dr., and some harassed and some did not. Now, when titles are apparently optional, there are still academics who harass and take advantage of undergrads and many who do not. But the 'hey, I'm just like you, call me by my first name, let's go get a beer and I can go over the material with you personally' type is definitely out there and to be avoided.

FWIW, no grad student in my field calls a professor by their title. They are in training to become our equals and colleagues, and we are informal with each other. Undergrads are a different story. The are not equals by a long shot.[/quote]

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