An exclusive focus on the erosion of professorial celibacy might yield a misleading impression since universities were not the only institutional setting of scholarly activity.
Finally, and best of all, the publication costs of such professorial dissertations were often, perhaps usually, borne by the candidate and/ or respondent.
On his professorial appointment, he sought a 'retreat' for work in rural surroundings away from city and university.
But as their numbers swelled, the coveted professorial posts for which they were training kept shrinking.
Professorial staffs in public hospitals have backed resident doctors during the strikes.
In other words, there are very few senior (professorial) positions but many lecturers, adjuncts, and part-timers.
His speech was high in pitch and lacked thunder and resonance, nearly useless for conventional professorial gestures.
In cases such as professorial appointment, this interpretation may well be the preferred one.
