r/AskProfessors is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, phd, advice, student, and research.
#Welcome to r/AskProfessors!
This subreddit is for having your questions answered by those teaching in higher education, in any country and in any field.
Please read our [FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskProfessors/wiki/faq) before posting as many common questions are answered here.
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Popular Themes in r/AskProfessors
#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice for handling unresponsive professor (who is also dept. chair)"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Testing AI software continues to crash on me despite several attempts to fix it. Professor is telling me I will receive zeros despite that this is not my fault, and with documented hours of tutoring sessions I've attended to do well in this class"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskProfessors
#1
Looking For
7 posts
#2
Phd
3 posts
#3
Advice
3 posts
#4
Student
3 posts
#5
Research
3 posts
#6
Professor
2 posts
#7
Teaching
2 posts
#8
Attendance
1 post
#9
Online
1 post
#10
Job
1 post
Flair Used in r/AskProfessors
#1
General Advice
: "Is it rude to go into class previous professor is still in?"
14 posts
#2
Career Advice
: "Leaving my PhD after 2 years due to lack of specialist supervision and zero publications—will this ruin my chances of finding another PhD opportunity ?"
8 posts
#3
Plagiarism/Academic Misconduct
: "How do you spot AI generated code in student assignments?"
4 posts
#4
Grading Query
: "Do you ever take points off for long discussion boards?"
4 posts
#5
Professional Relationships
: "Being a young professor"
3 posts
#6
Academic Advice
: "Advice for handling unresponsive professor (who is also dept. chair)"
3 posts
#7
Sensitive Content
: "Are We Studying for Our Professors or for Ourselves?"
3 posts
#8
Accommodations
: "Presentation accommodation"
2 posts
#9
America
: "Is it appropriate for me to email my professor asking if she can make any kind of announcement to the class about strong fragrances?"
1 post
#10
Arts & Humanities
: "What is a good activity to help 75 students get to know some people on their course?"
1 post
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Last updated: October 1, 2026