r/Professors↗
A reddit by professors, for professors.
Welcome to r/Professors! This sub is for discussions amongst college & university faculty. Whether you are an adjunct, a lecturer, a grad TA or tenured stream if you teach students at the college level, this space is for you! While we welcome students and non-academics lurking and learning, posts and comments are not allowed. Please read the rules at https://www.reddit.com/r/Professors/wiki/rules before posting, and please reach out to the moderation team via modmail if you have any questions.
202k subscribers949 posts / mo in Sep 2026725 authors / mosince 2011
r/Professors has 202k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 949 posts a month from 725 people. Top topics: Grading Challenges, Student Issues & Grading and Student Engagement & Motivation.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Grading Challenges4.6%
- Student Issues & Grading4.4%
- Student Engagement & Motivation4.0%
- Academic Jobs & Tenure3.3%
- AdjunctIssues2.6%
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- insidehighered.com
- Substack
- The Atlantic
- Doi
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
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