FACULTY TITLES

Faculty are categorized by ranks of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and adjunct faculty member. Note that some faculty are instructional and have similar rankings, such as associate professor of instruction and/ or assistant professor of instruction. Some faculty also work in administrative departments. In these cases, use the person’s administrative position or title and include their teaching position in a subsequent reference. For example, “senior associate provost Nate Bakkum, … Bakkum, associate professor in the Music Department.”

Adjuncts and teaching faculty are attributed as instructors, Only professors if they are tenured or on the tenure track. “Professor of Instruction” would still be attributed as a professor. Correct titles can be checked in the Columbia directory.

For sources that have more than one faculty title, list the relevant title first.