Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Reflections on My Journey to the Professoriate
1. You Got the Offer, Now What?
2. How to Plan a Research Agenda and Publish
3. How to Teach at Your Best
4. How Do I Manage Service?
5. Advising for Success
6. Do I Have to Apply for Grants?
7. Surviving Faculty Politics
8. How Do I Achieve Work/Life Balance?
9. And the Rest of the Job . . .
Concluding Thoughts
Epilogue: What if I'm a Woman and/or a Person of Color? Three Interviews
Appendix A: Peer-Reviewed Journal Matrix
Appendix B: Books on Writing
Appendix C: Establishing a Center or Institute
Appendix D: Sample Tenure Essay
Appendix E: Tips for Online Teaching
Appendix F: Suggested Outline for CV
Appendix G: Select Funders for Academic Research
Appendix H: Select List of Fellowships
Appendix I: Consulting and Public Speaking Log
About the Author
About the Illustrator
Index