The Academic's Handbook

Published by Duke University Press 2006

The Academic's Handbook

Edited by: Craufurd D. Goodwin and A. Leigh DeNeef
With contributions by: Jerry G. Gaff , Samuel Schuman and Stanley Hauerwas

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822388203

Overview
Contents

About this book

Revised and expanded, this new edition of the popular Academic's Handbook is an essential guide for those planning or beginning an academic career.

Author / Editor information

A. Leigh DeNeef is Professor of English at Duke University. He was Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Duke for more than twenty years.

Craufurd D. Goodwin is the James B. Duke Professor of Economics at Duke University, where he has served as Vice Provost, Dean of the Graduate School, and Acting Chair of the Economics Department.

Reviews

“[E]ven experienced academics and senior scholars will find many sections of this book thought provoking and engaging. , , , [T]he editors have done an admirable job of carefully crafting a revised edition that reflects the trends and changes in higher education. . . . Many misconceptions about the profession and about what professors do could be avoided were graduate programs to give each student a copy of this book. The book should also be on the shelves of college and university libraries of all sizes. While it is sometimes said that there is no one busier than a first-year faculty member, this is one book that just such a person will find hard to put down.”

-- Grant U. Rich Academe

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface to the Third Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Loving the Academic’s Vocation, Institutions and All: A Retrospective Appreciation of the Colloquium on The Academic’s Handbook L. Gregory Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I the academy and the academic
2. Faculty in the Variety of American Colleges and Universities Jerry G. Gaff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3. Small Is . . . Different: A Guide for Newcomers to Small Colleges Samuel Schuman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
4. The Morality of Teaching Stanley M. Hauerwas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
5. Women in Academia (With Updated Afterword) Emily Toth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
6. Minority Faculty in [MainstreamWhite] Academia Nellie Y. McKay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
Part II some issues in the academy today
7. Fads and Fashions on Campus: Interdisciplinarity and Internationalization Craufurd D. Goodwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
8. Free Speech and Academic Freedom Ronald R. Butters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
9. Anticipating and Avoiding Misperceptions of Harassment Judith S. White Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
10. The Responsible Conduct of Academic Research P. Aarne Vesilind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Part III academic employment
11. On Getting a Job Henry M. Wilbur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
12. The Job Market: An Overview Sudhir Shetty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
13. Off-Track Vetting John G. Cross and Edie N. Goldenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
14. The Tenure System Matthew W. Finkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
15. Some Tips on Getting Tenure Craufurd D. Goodwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
16. Academic Salaries and Benefits A. Leigh DeNeef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Part IV teaching and advising
17. The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Lecture Course Norman L. Christensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
18. Why I Teach by Discussion Anne Firor Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
19. New Faculty Members and Advising Elizabeth Studley Nathans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
20. Some Thoughts on Faculty Mentoring A. Leigh DeNeef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
21. Considering the Impact of Technology in Teaching and Learning Patrick M. Murphy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Part V. funding academic research
22. Corporate Relations and Foundation Fundraising Beth A. Eastlick and Zachary B. Robbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
23. Securing Funding from Federal Sources Judith K. Argon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
24. New Academics and the Quest for Private Funds Fred E. Crossland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Part VI publishing research
25. On Writing Scholarly Articles Louis J. Budd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
26. Publishing in Science Boyd R. Strain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
27. Academic Book Publishing Cathy N. Davidson and Ken Wissoker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
28. The Modern Research Library Deborah L. Jakubs and Paul L. Conway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
Part VII academic communities and administrations
29 University Governance and Autonomy: Who Decides What in the University . A. Kenneth Pye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
30. The Role of the Department in the Groves of Academe Joel Colton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
31. The Academic Community Philip Stewart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387
Selected Further Readings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Pages
- Main content: 416

eBook

Published: January 1, 2007
ISBN: 9780822388203