academic rank


noun
  1. the rank of a faculty member in a college or university, as professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor.

Origin of academic rank

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby academic rank

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How to use academic rank in a sentence

  • From the point of view of the collegiate course it often appears as if the subfreshman course could be raised to academic rank.

    College Teaching | Paul Klapper
  • Only such titles may be conferred as indicate an office or a profession; academic rank is not hereby affected.

    The New Germany | George Young
  • There was a very strong tie asserting itself amongst certain men of varying ages and academic rank at Oxford at this time.

    For the Faith | Evelyn Everett-Green