Description
- This irreverent, but serious guide to what life in higher education institutions is really like, now enhanced by 100 new tips
- Invaluable advice that ranges from getting your Ph.D. to setting the course of your academic careerThe 100 new hints expand sections on the dissertation process, job hunting, life in the classroom and on dealing with students, as well as on matters that affect readers’ careers, such as research, publication, and tenure. The book concludes with a tongue-in-cheek appendix on How to Become a Millionaire while an academic.
Table of Contents
Foreword 1 to the First Edition by Laurie Richlin Foreword 2 to the First Edition by Steadman Upham Introduction ONE. BASIC CONCEPTS TWO. THE PhD THREE. THE DISSERTATION FOUR. JOB HUNTING FIVE. TEACHING SIX. RESEARCH SEVEN. TENURE EIGHT. ACADEMIC RANK NINE. YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE AS AN ACADEMIC TEN. LIFE AS AN ACADEMIC ELEVEN. DIVERSITY TWELVE. ON WRITING THIRTEEN. ON PUBLISHING FOURTEEN. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS FIFTEEN. FINAL THOUGHTS SIXTEEN:CONCLUSION AND ENVOI APPENDICES APPENDIX A:MECHANICS OF THE DISSERTATION APPENDIX B. OUTSIDE INCOME APPENDIX C:HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE APPENDIX D. WRITING HINTS APPENDIX E. YOUR HEALTH About the Authors
