--On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 2:26 AM +0000 "Roddy Lumsden" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Also, re your query about Fellow Commoner - entitled to dine at High Table and share certain Fellows' rights - can't vote at Governing Body or be a member of Council etc. varies from College to College. apart from full Fellows, those who have rights (but not full Fellows' rights - ie voting etc) are Visiting Fellow, By-Fellow etc. Fellows are long-term positions that vary in "title" - Professorial, Senior, Junior Research, special categories etc. some writers here are Visiting or By-Fellows, others Fellow Commoners - but these titles aren't just for writers and "owners" might come from any field. some of us are writers here who have full Fellowships - living in Cambridge rather than "visiting". in my case I moved from a By-Fellowship which I held as a writer for a couple of years to a Fellwoship (I'm a "writer" and also teach). it's a strange world. best, jk %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%