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Life on the Tenure Track

Name: Life on the Tenure Track
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780801881022
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780801881022

Lessons from the First Year

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By James M. Lang
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: July 14, 2005
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 208

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In this fast-paced and lively account, Jim Lang asksand mostly answersthe questions that confront every new faculty member as well as those who dream of becoming new faculty members: Will my students like me? Will my teaching schedule allow me time to do research and write? Do I really want to spend the rest of my life in this profession? In anyone awake in the backrow?Lang narrates the story of his first year on the tenure track with wit and wisdom, detailing his moments of confusion, frustration, and even elationin the classroom, at his writing desk, during his office hours, in departmental meetingsas well as his insights into the lives and working conditions of faculty in higher education today. Engaging and accessible, Life on the Tenure Track will delight and enlighten faculty, graduate students, and administrators alike.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPrologue: Before (and After) the BeginningAugust: BeginningSeptember: TeachingOctober: WritingNovember: ServingDecember: GradingJanuary (and a Bit of February): HiringFebruary: LivingMarch: RelatingApril: Figuring It Out, Parts One & TwoMay: HousecleaningJune: Settling In (Or Just Settling?)July: AffirmingEpilogue: August Redux, Beginning AgainResources for First-Year Faculty: A Brief Annotated Selection

""An interesting and accessible narrative.""

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