We get enough user-submitted professors that are off from existing professors by a one or two characters so this would help out the users and slightly reduce the clutter in the admin panel. Selecting a result from the autocomplete dropdown should fill the name in the name field and select the professor option in the professor type field.
Bonus points: figure out how to present professors who are separate but have the same name. One option is to display the departments they teach in. Ex:
Douglas Hamilton (ASTR, ...)
Douglas Hamilton (PHYS, ...)
If this option is implemented, it should be present for all results; not just for those that have the same name.
We get enough user-submitted professors that are off from existing professors by a one or two characters so this would help out the users and slightly reduce the clutter in the admin panel. Selecting a result from the autocomplete dropdown should fill the name in the name field and select the professor option in the professor type field.
Bonus points: figure out how to present professors who are separate but have the same name. One option is to display the departments they teach in. Ex:
If this option is implemented, it should be present for all results; not just for those that have the same name.