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I find this surprising. Every professor I've ever had insisted, "I did the work, and as such, you will refer to me as Dr."
by soyummy 14y ago
I find this surprising. Every professor I've ever had insisted, "I did the work, and as such, you will refer to me as Dr."
- jholman 14y agoI suspect I've taken classes with over 50 professors, and only heard that once. And in that case she'd repeatedly asked the students to use her first name, and someone kept calling her "Mrs", and eventually she corrected the student: "Not Mrs. Either <firstname> or Dr. <lastname>".
- throwaway1979 14y agoHaha ... I've never been referred to as Doctor after the friendly "congrats Dr. X" when I finished my PhD. The funny thing is .. I only cared about it before I got my PhD. After that, it doesn't matter to me one bit. Well .. it would be nice if I could put Dr. on my passport or drivers license. But that doesn't seem to be an option.
- zithtar 14y agoI had a couple classmates that would refer to professors as Mr./Mrs./Miss. I did not go to a very good school.
- eitally 14y agoAt UVA it's against the rules to call anyone doctor who isn't an MD.
- dctoedt 14y agoAt UVA it's against the rules to call anyone doctor who isn't an MD. 1. Academics actually have a better historical- and linguistic claim to the title "doctor" than do physicians and surgeons. From Wikipedia: "Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre [dɔˈkeːrɛ] 'to teach'. It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the first universities." [1] 2. In the UK, surgeons are called "Mister" for historical reasons, as explained by a FAQ of the Royal College of Surgeons. [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title) [2] http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient_information/faqs/surgeons.html#dr http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient_information/faqs/surgeons.ht...
- tjr 14y agoEight years ago I taught as an adjunct instructor. I'm still getting physical junk mail addressing me as "Professor". It's kind of nice. :-)