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sandensea

(22,850 posts)
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 12:03 AM Aug 2019

Matthew McConaughey is now a college professor

Matthew McConaughey is taking his Oscar-winning expertise to higher education.

The University of Texas at Austin announced on Wednesday that McConaughey was appointed as a "professor of practice" at the Moody College of Communications, joining the faculty of the Department of Radio-Television-Film, according to a press release from the university.

The 49-year-old actor has been a visiting instructor since 2015, co-teaching the Script to Screen film production class alongside faulty member Scott Rice. McConaughey shared his enthusiasm for the new title in a statement.

"It's the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school. Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them," he said.

"Making movies, turning words on paper into film, is both a science and art -- no matter the time or generation. The elements of truth and genuine joy for the process are timeless. That will always be our classroom focus."

At: https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/celebrity/matthew-mcconaughey-is-now-a-college-professor-find-out-what-class-hes-teaching/ar-AAGtttJ



Alright-alright-alright! Matthew McConaughey joins the University of Texas as a professor at the Moody College of Communications' Department of Radio-Television-Film.
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Matthew McConaughey is now a college professor (Original Post) sandensea Aug 2019 OP
Based on my own experience teaching in 3 different baccalaureate... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #1

3catwoman3

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1. Based on my own experience teaching in 3 different baccalaureate...
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 02:34 AM
Aug 2019

...nursing programs, colleges/universities are pretty snooty about the credentials they demand for their professors. Someone with a bachelor's degree is typically ranked as an instructor. Maybe, maybe, maybe as assistant professor.

McConaughey has a bachelor's degree.

No way someone without the almighty doctorate is going to be a full professor. What the hell is a "professor of practice?"

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