Assistant professors at higher ranked vs lower ranked universities

simba9
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:03:05 +0000

One thing I noticed with Stanford professors vs. professors at other schools I went to is that Stanford professors are very entrepreneurial. They do a great job marketing and promoting themselves, their classes, their departments, and their fields of study. I mean that in a good way, in that they don’t come off as self-centered or narcissistic. They’re enthusiastic about what they do, and that attitude rubs off on the students.

I have the feeling Stanford professors got their jobs because they knew how to present themselves to the school in the best possible light.