r/Professors is a subreddit with 198k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking, ai, hate, students, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review dress shoes, work bag, and scheduling software.
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Popular Themes in r/Professors
#1
Advice Requests
: "Help with a difficult student who re-takes my courses"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "In a sea of barely reasonable accommodation requests, I got an accommodation request to do the bare minimum."
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "FREE Perusall Alternatives?"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Look Further Back"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Sharing the digitally accessible practice problem+solution generator I made for my undergrad stats course in psychology"
1 post
#6
News
: "Statement from Ghent university board of governors member on how Nathan cofnas got hired in the first place."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Professors
#1
Looking
15 posts
#2
Ai
: "What does your CS course look like post Ai?"
15 posts
#3
Hate
11 posts
#4
Students
11 posts
#5
Worst
8 posts
#6
Student Behavior
: "Help with a difficult student who re-takes my courses"
7 posts
#7
Struggling
6 posts
#8
Teaching
6 posts
#9
Tired
5 posts
#10
Hard Time
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/Professors
Dress Shoes
58 reviews
#1
Clarks
4.5★ from 10 reviews
#2
Dansko
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Vionic
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Work Bag
31 reviews
#1
Filson
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Timbuk2
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Tom Bihn
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Scheduling Software
7 reviews
#1
Microsoft Excel
2.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Outlook
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Slack
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Professors
#1
Advice / Support
: "Grad student with severe body odor"
24 posts
#2
Teaching / Pedagogy
: "DENIED FMLA"
16 posts
#3
Rants / Vents
: "Pearson is using AI to write content now"
10 posts
#4
Service / Advising
: "New professor, thinking about not using ppts at all / tips"
7 posts
#5
Other (Editable)
: "JUST syllabus week"
6 posts
#6
Technology
: "How do you keep track of time when you're lecturing?"
4 posts
#7
Academic Integrity
: "new (to me) way AI is confounding writing-based assignments: the autotyper"
3 posts
#8
Research / Publication(s)
: "My turn for existential freakout: Refereeing Ai generated papers"
3 posts
#9
Humor
: "New adjunct"
2 posts
#10
Weekly Thread
: "Aug 26: Wholesome Wednesday"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Professors
Yearly
+35k members(21.5%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026