The Academic's Handbook

Preface to the Third Edition vii 1. L. Gregory Jones, Loving the Academic's Vocation, Institutions and All: A Retrospective Appreciation of the Colloquium on The Academic's Handbook 1 PART I THE ACADEMY AND THE ACADEMIC 2. Jerry G. Gaff, Faculty in the Variety of American Colleges and Universities 11 3. Samuel Schuman, Small Is...Different: A Guide for Newcomers to Small Colleges 22 4. Stanley M. Hauerwas, The Morality of Teaching 38 5. Emily Toth, Women in Academia (With Updated Afterword) 47 6. Nellie Y. McKay, Minority Faculty in [Mainstream White] Academia 62 PART II SOME ISSUES IN THE ACADEMY TODAY 7. Craufurd D. Goodwin, Fads and Fashions on Campus: Interdisciplinarity and Internationalization 79 8. Ronald R. Butters, Free Speech and Academic Freedom 87 9. Judith S. White, Anticipating and Avoiding Misperceptions of Harassment 98 10. P. Aarne Vesilind, The Responsible Conduct of Academic Research 112 PART III ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT 11. Henry M. Wilbur, On Getting a Job 123 12. Sudhir Shetty, The Job Market: An Overview 136 13. John G. Cross and Edie N. Goldenberg, Off-Track Vetting 144 14. Matthew W. Finkin, The Tenure System 155 15. Craufurd D. Goodwin, Some Tips on Getting Tenure 168 16. A. Leigh DeNeef, Academic Salaries and Benefits 176 PART IV TEACHING AND ADVISING 17. Norman L. Christensen, The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Lecture Course 203 18. Anne Firor Scott, Why I Teach by Discussion 212 19. Elizabeth Studley Nathans, New Faculty Members and Advising 217 20. A. Leigh DeNeef, Some Thoughts on Faculty Mentoring 229 21. Patrick M. Murphy, Considering the Impact of Technology in Teaching and Learning 236 PART V FUNDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH 22. Beth A. Eastlick and Zachary B. Robbins, Corporate Relations and Foundation Fundraising 251 23. Judith K. Argon, Securing Funding from Federal Sources 260 24. Fred E. Crossland, New Academics and the Quest for Private Funds 278 PART VI PUBLISHING RESEARCH 25. Louis J. Budd, On Writing Scholarly Articles 291 26. Boyd R. Strain, Publishing in Science 306 27. Cathy N. Davidson and Ken Wissoker, Academic Book Publishing 315 28. Deborah L. Jakubs and Paul L. Conway, The Modern Research Library 334 PART VII ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES AND ADMINISTRATIONS 29. A. Kenneth Pye, University Governance and Autonomy: Who Decides What in the University 349 30. Joel Colton, The Role of the Department in the Groves of Academe 367 31. Philip Stewart, The Academic Community 387 Selected Further Readings 395 Contributors 399 Index 403