<p>@cobrat: We certainly agree that R1 universities are different from LACs. As a full professor at an R1 institution, less of my time is spent in the classroom and in office hours than would be the case if I were at an LAC. Likewise, having tenure makes it easier to say “No” to a student. Having said all that, I must reiterate the purpose of the earlier post. These are not rules to be put on a syllabus or faculty member’s website in order to constrain student behavior; rather, they are suggestions to students, posted on an online forum, about how to behave. What concerns me about your response is what a naif might conclude from it: coming early, staying late and not being prepared should be tolerated if the faculty member is at an LAC or is untenured. I would find that troubling. </p>
<p>Finally, even if your story about a candidate being nixed for being “too aloof and demonstrat[ing] he wasn’t interested in being a student-centered faculty member” is accurate, it is of little relevance here. Again, the point is what students should do not what current or prospective faculty members should do. </p>