33 Academic Ranks and Titles used at Universities
. . . Listed in approximate order from highest to lowest. Not every university has every rank and some may use different terms or titles. Many universities outside the US also use the term docent as a university rank: in some places it is a high rank, in others it is low; in the US it mainly refers to a volunteer museum tour guide who has specialized training in that museum's exhibits.
1. university professor / institute professor / distinguished professor
2. presidents' professor / regents' professor
3. teaching professor
4. professor emerita / professor emeritus
5. dean / department chair / provost
6. professor / full professor
7. professorial fellow
8. associate professor
9. adjunct professor
10. affiliated professor
11. assistant professor
12. visiting professor / nonresident professor
13. visiting assistant professor
14. research professor / research fellow
15. associate research professor
16. assistant research professor
17. collegiate professor
18. post-doctoral fellow
19. senior lecturer
20. lecturer
21. assistant lecturer
22. post-doctoral research assistant
23. research assistant
24. instructor
25. visiting instructor
26. adjunct instructor
27. teaching fellow
28. graduate student
29. graduate teaching assistant (GTA)
30. teaching assistant (TA) / undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA)
31. proctor
32. tutor
33. artist in residence
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18 February 2010
11 November 2009
30 Universalist Schools of Higher Education Operating in the United States in the 19th Century
. . . As long as I'm dispelling myths of Universalist history, I might as well post this list.
I hear now and again from my fellow UUs that the Universalist side of our denomination was small and rural and never amounted to all that much until they merged with the Unitarians (1961). Well, I'm not one for lying down when I hear such a myth being perpetuated. Universalists accomplished many things and this list merely recites the vast number of schools of higher education they founded during the period of their greatest activity and influence.
(Apart from these higher institutions of learning, Universalists also opened countless "lower" schools. The list below is in chronological order.)
1. 1819. Nichols Academy, Dudley, Massachusetts, operated under Universalist auspices 1819–1823, closed in 1911, reopened later as a four year college
2. 1831. Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, New York, 1831–1900
3. 1831. Westbrook Seminary, Westbrook, Maine, operated by Universalists 1831–1925, then became non-sectarian
4. 1832. Western Union Seminary, Philomath, Indiana, 1832–1841
5. 1833. American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, Norwich, Vermont, supported by many Universalists 1833–1847
6. 1835. Waterville Liberal Institute, Waterville, Maine, 1835–1857
7. 1835. Unity Scientific and Military Academy, Unity, New Hampshire, 1835–1840
8. 1835. Lebanon Liberal Institute, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1835–1850
9. 1838. Methuen Liberal Institute, a.k.a. Murray Institute, Methuen, Massachusetts, 1838–1839
10. 1843. Reading Academy, also known as Reading Seminary, Reading, Massachusetts, 1843–1868, joint effort of Universalist and Unitarians, later called Melrose Academy, Wakefield, Massachusetts, then Greenwood Seminary
11. 1843. Mount Caesar Seminary–Swanzey Academy, Swanzey, New Hampshire, 1843–1859
12. 1844. Southold Academy, Long Island, New York, founded 1834, operated by Universalists from 1844, became Southold Collegiate Institute 1858, operated by St. Patrick's Catholic Church from 1863
13. 1847. Melrose Academy, West Brattleboro, Vermont, 1847–1852
14. 1848. Green Mountain Liberal Institute, then Green Mountain Perkins Institute, South Woodstock, Vermont, 1848–1893
15. 1849. Western Liberal Institute, Marietta, Ohio, 1849–1853
16. 1852. Tufts College, Boston, Massachusetts, 1852–1955, became Tufts University, 1955–present
17. 1865. Dean Academy, Franklin, Massachusetts, 1865–1957
18. 1851. Illinois Liberal Institute, Galesburg IL, 1851–1857, became Lombard University 1857–1900, prep school called Lombard College added in 1900. Taken over by Unitarians in 1928 as part of a proposed merger of denominations. Merged with Knox College in 1930 and Lombard College as a separate institution came to an end (see number 28). Was the first college or university to admit women to all its departments and all its degree programs equally with men.
19. 1852. Divinity School, then Crane Theological School, part of Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
20. 1852. Orleans Liberal Institute, Glover, Vermont, 1852–1872
21. 1856. St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1856–1910, ceased to be run by Universalists 1910 http://www.stlawu.edu/
22. 1858. Canton Theological School, part of St. Lawrence University
23. 1866. Jefferson Liberal Institute, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 1866–1877, became public school 1877
24. 1867. Smithson College, Logansport, Indiana, 1867–1878, sexes were equal in rules, salaries, classes, etc.
25. 1868. Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, 1868–1938, became Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, 1938–present http://www.goddard.edu/
26. 1872. Mitchell Seminary, Mitchellville, Iowa, 1872–1879
27. 1872. Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, 1872–1907, ceased to be run by Universalists in 1907, evolved into University of Akron. In 1875, the college had two professorships for women endowed by contributions of Universalist women.
28. 1881. Ryder Divinity School, theological school attached to Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois, 1881–1912. The school was transferred to Chicago and affiliated with the University of Chicago Divinity Schools 1912–1928, then transferred to Meadville Theological School (opened by Unitarians in Meadville, Pennsylvania, later moved to Illinois) in 1928. Today the school is known as Meadville/Lombard.
29. 1891. Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, California, 1891–1894, Universalists ceased to control it in 1894, it evolved into the California Institute of Technology in 1920
30. 1899. Southern Industrial College, Camp Hill, Alabama, 1899–1942, passed out of Universalist hands about 1942, named changed to Lyman Ward Military Academy 1955
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. . . As long as I'm dispelling myths of Universalist history, I might as well post this list.
I hear now and again from my fellow UUs that the Universalist side of our denomination was small and rural and never amounted to all that much until they merged with the Unitarians (1961). Well, I'm not one for lying down when I hear such a myth being perpetuated. Universalists accomplished many things and this list merely recites the vast number of schools of higher education they founded during the period of their greatest activity and influence.
(Apart from these higher institutions of learning, Universalists also opened countless "lower" schools. The list below is in chronological order.)
1. 1819. Nichols Academy, Dudley, Massachusetts, operated under Universalist auspices 1819–1823, closed in 1911, reopened later as a four year college
2. 1831. Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, New York, 1831–1900
3. 1831. Westbrook Seminary, Westbrook, Maine, operated by Universalists 1831–1925, then became non-sectarian
4. 1832. Western Union Seminary, Philomath, Indiana, 1832–1841
5. 1833. American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, Norwich, Vermont, supported by many Universalists 1833–1847
6. 1835. Waterville Liberal Institute, Waterville, Maine, 1835–1857
7. 1835. Unity Scientific and Military Academy, Unity, New Hampshire, 1835–1840
8. 1835. Lebanon Liberal Institute, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1835–1850
9. 1838. Methuen Liberal Institute, a.k.a. Murray Institute, Methuen, Massachusetts, 1838–1839
10. 1843. Reading Academy, also known as Reading Seminary, Reading, Massachusetts, 1843–1868, joint effort of Universalist and Unitarians, later called Melrose Academy, Wakefield, Massachusetts, then Greenwood Seminary
11. 1843. Mount Caesar Seminary–Swanzey Academy, Swanzey, New Hampshire, 1843–1859
12. 1844. Southold Academy, Long Island, New York, founded 1834, operated by Universalists from 1844, became Southold Collegiate Institute 1858, operated by St. Patrick's Catholic Church from 1863
13. 1847. Melrose Academy, West Brattleboro, Vermont, 1847–1852
14. 1848. Green Mountain Liberal Institute, then Green Mountain Perkins Institute, South Woodstock, Vermont, 1848–1893
15. 1849. Western Liberal Institute, Marietta, Ohio, 1849–1853
16. 1852. Tufts College, Boston, Massachusetts, 1852–1955, became Tufts University, 1955–present
17. 1865. Dean Academy, Franklin, Massachusetts, 1865–1957
18. 1851. Illinois Liberal Institute, Galesburg IL, 1851–1857, became Lombard University 1857–1900, prep school called Lombard College added in 1900. Taken over by Unitarians in 1928 as part of a proposed merger of denominations. Merged with Knox College in 1930 and Lombard College as a separate institution came to an end (see number 28). Was the first college or university to admit women to all its departments and all its degree programs equally with men.
19. 1852. Divinity School, then Crane Theological School, part of Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
20. 1852. Orleans Liberal Institute, Glover, Vermont, 1852–1872
21. 1856. St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1856–1910, ceased to be run by Universalists 1910 http://www.stlawu.edu/
22. 1858. Canton Theological School, part of St. Lawrence University
23. 1866. Jefferson Liberal Institute, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 1866–1877, became public school 1877
24. 1867. Smithson College, Logansport, Indiana, 1867–1878, sexes were equal in rules, salaries, classes, etc.
25. 1868. Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, 1868–1938, became Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, 1938–present http://www.goddard.edu/
26. 1872. Mitchell Seminary, Mitchellville, Iowa, 1872–1879
27. 1872. Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, 1872–1907, ceased to be run by Universalists in 1907, evolved into University of Akron. In 1875, the college had two professorships for women endowed by contributions of Universalist women.
28. 1881. Ryder Divinity School, theological school attached to Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois, 1881–1912. The school was transferred to Chicago and affiliated with the University of Chicago Divinity Schools 1912–1928, then transferred to Meadville Theological School (opened by Unitarians in Meadville, Pennsylvania, later moved to Illinois) in 1928. Today the school is known as Meadville/Lombard.
29. 1891. Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, California, 1891–1894, Universalists ceased to control it in 1894, it evolved into the California Institute of Technology in 1920
30. 1899. Southern Industrial College, Camp Hill, Alabama, 1899–1942, passed out of Universalist hands about 1942, named changed to Lyman Ward Military Academy 1955
(The vast majority of these data were extracted from The Larger Hope, Volume 1: The First Century of the Universalist Church in America, 1770–1870, by Russell E. Miller, published by Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 1979)
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