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Faculty

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈfæklti/nounCore term

In academic english & research, faculty means: In American English, the teaching and research staff of a university; in British English, also a group of related departments, such as the Faculty of Arts.

In Turkish: öğretim kadrosu, öğretim üyeleri, fakülte

How it is used

Common phrases: faculty member, faculty position, full-time faculty, faculty and students. In the US, academic divisions are usually called schools or colleges, so 'the faculty' almost always means the people. Like staff, it can take a singular or plural verb.

Example sentences

  1. The department has 24 full-time faculty and about 300 graduate students.

  2. She joined the Faculty of Education at a university in Ankara as an assistant professor.

Common collocations

  • faculty member
  • faculty position
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • faculty and students
  • full-time faculty
  • research assistantA person, often a graduate student, employed to help with a research project; in Turkey, also the title of early-career academic staff.
  • supervisorAn academic who guides a student's thesis or research project, giving feedback on plans, drafts and progress.
  • thesis committeeA group of academics, including the supervisor, who guide and assess a graduate student's thesis and usually examine it at the final defense.
  • postgraduateRelating to study after a first university degree, such as a master's or PhD; as a noun, a student at this level.

More terms: Graduate Study and Supervision

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