r/Professors is a subreddit with 202k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, students, teaching, worst, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review dress shoes, work bag, and scheduling software.
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Popular Themes in r/Professors
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’ve realized something about why it’s so hard now"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Seeking used Duke PhD regalia"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Student Grievance Appeal"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Offered a buyout, should I take it?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Professors
#1
Looking
15 posts
#2
Students
12 posts
#3
Teaching
8 posts
#4
Worst
7 posts
#5
Ai
5 posts
#6
Tools
4 posts
#7
Job
4 posts
#8
Struggling
4 posts
#9
Hate
4 posts
#10
Hard Time
4 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
Teaching / Pedagogy
: "I’ve realized something about why it’s so hard now"
13 posts
#2
Rants / Vents
: "Async and online classes are no long valid."
11 posts
#3
Advice / Support
: "Oppositional-defiant vibe in large lecture class"
11 posts
#4
Weekly Thread
: "Oct 23: Fuck This Friday"
3 posts
#5
Academic Integrity
: "Student came to the exam for 15 minutes and then left and now wants a make-up exam"
2 posts
#6
Humor
: "Really need to share this YT short - I swear I’ve had this convo multiple times"
2 posts
#7
Research / Publication(s)
: "Is a basic literature search that hard to do?"
2 posts
#8
Teaching and AI
: "AI, amazingly, doesn't have all the (right) answers."
1 post
#9
Service / Advising
: "Stinky students"
1 post
#10
Other (Editable)
: "Lifetime annuity in retirement? Input"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Professors
Yearly
+35k members(20.9%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026