Anonymous
07/11/2025 09:48
Subject: Professor?
Anonymous wrote:many in my dept go by their first name
But what if you don’t go to Hampshire?
Anonymous
07/11/2025 07:32
Subject: Professor?
Anonymous wrote:I have a JD, I am an adjunct professor for a law school class and I have been teaching for about 10 years. My students are all adults. I prefer that they call me by my first name and correct them if they try to call me anything else, but I have seen other people like the "professor" title. It's just not me.
Another JD and in the past I've been an adjunct law professor and the students called me "professor," as was suggested to me during onboarding.
Anonymous
07/10/2025 22:39
Subject: Professor?
The full time instructor in our department who does not have a doctorate goes by Professor LastName. I have a PhD and my undergrad students use Dr. or Professor when addressing me. Professor feels more appropriate to me since that is our working relationship. Doctor seems like the better term for people who aren’t currently in my classes and don’t know me well — for example, requesting a manuscript review or an invitation to speak at a conference.
Anonymous
07/10/2025 22:37
Subject: Professor?
You can tell your students what to call you on the first day. If you don't direct them otherwise, they will probably just call you Professor.
Anonymous
07/10/2025 22:20
Subject: Professor?
Anonymous wrote:Ask them to call you by your first name. You should be training them to be professionals and (future) peers. The department receptionist doesn't use your title, and neither should (adult) students.
Many of them may be uncomfortable calling you by your first name, and will default to Professor. Just answer them, don't correct them
Actually, our departmental administrator uses my title when students are present, and we faculty refer to each other as "Dr." when we mention our colleagues' names to our students, too. First names are for when students are not around - and the right to use first names is therefore bestowed as an honor when a PhD student passes their dissertation defense. Individual adult students with long relationships with the department may use first names with us sometimes in individual conversation, but otherwise no.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 15:09
Subject: Professor?
Ask them to call you by your first name. You should be training them to be professionals and (future) peers. The department receptionist doesn't use your title, and neither should (adult) students.
Many of them may be uncomfortable calling you by your first name, and will default to Professor. Just answer them, don't correct them
Many of them may be uncomfortable calling you by your first name, and will default to Professor. Just answer them, don't correct them
Anonymous
07/09/2025 12:14
Subject: Professor?
students will call you everything, often professor, sometimes Dr. (and I've seen that for colleagues without doctoral degrees), sometimes Mr/Miss [last name], sometimes your first name.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 11:47
Subject: Professor?
As long as you don't use "Dr." I think you will be okay. Kids will do search on you no doubt.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 11:45
Subject: Professor?
When I adjuncted I told them to call me by my first name. Many would default to using doctor because they're used to saying it out of habit. Mostly they don't address you by name anyway.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 10:36
Subject: Professor?
I have a JD, I am an adjunct professor for a law school class and I have been teaching for about 10 years. My students are all adults. I prefer that they call me by my first name and correct them if they try to call me anything else, but I have seen other people like the "professor" title. It's just not me.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 10:32
Subject: Professor?
Anonymous wrote:I would just introduce yourself as Professor so-and-so on the first day and that's what they will call you.
I've taught undergraduate classes and grad classes. The undergrad kids naturally went to "Professor" (which is what I called my professors in undergrad). For the grad classes I introduced myself as Dr. the first day since I do have a doctorate and that's how they referred to me. If we were working together (research, etc.) then we would end up on a first name basis but otherwise I used the title.
I just always used superior title, even when in grad school. Getting a full professorship is no joke, so Ill kiss the ring.
Anonymous
07/09/2025 10:25
Subject: Professor?
I would just introduce yourself as Professor so-and-so on the first day and that's what they will call you.
I've taught undergraduate classes and grad classes. The undergrad kids naturally went to "Professor" (which is what I called my professors in undergrad). For the grad classes I introduced myself as Dr. the first day since I do have a doctorate and that's how they referred to me. If we were working together (research, etc.) then we would end up on a first name basis but otherwise I used the title.
I've taught undergraduate classes and grad classes. The undergrad kids naturally went to "Professor" (which is what I called my professors in undergrad). For the grad classes I introduced myself as Dr. the first day since I do have a doctorate and that's how they referred to me. If we were working together (research, etc.) then we would end up on a first name basis but otherwise I used the title.