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p.m. and a.m., not PM or AM

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postbaccalaureate

One word. However, the preference is to state the name of the postbaccalaureate degree.

police

(See entry for University Police)

president

Capitalize president only as a formal title before a name: ASU System President Chuck Welch. Capitalize president in its various forms when part of the formal title of an event, such as: The President’s Reception will be held in the Cooper Center.  Do not capitalize president in general usage or second reference, such as: The president directs the planning process.
See titles of people.

professor

Basic academic ranks are four, in this order: instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor.
Capitalize these titles as a formal title before a name. Assistant Professor Joe Fred is teaching that class.
Lowercase in all other cases: Jane Doe, associate professor of art, has many students.

Professorships, endowed

see Distinguished Professorships

Publication titles

Publications, such as newspapers, magazines, and academic journals, are capitalized and italicized.  "The Herald reported on the theft of Newsweek magazines, then The Jonesboro Sun reprinted the story."  However, in web usage and other contexts, university publication titles should be italicized, such as Inside A-State.