Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface to the Third Edition vii
4. 1. Loving the Academic’s Vocation, Institutions and All: A Retrospective Appreciation of the Colloquium on The Academic’s Handbook 1
5. Part I the academy and the academic
6. 2. Faculty in the Variety of American Colleges and Universities 9
7. 3. Small Is . . . Different: A Guide for Newcomers to Small Colleges 22
8. 4. The Morality of Teaching 38
9. 5. Women in Academia (With Updated Afterword) 47
10. 6. Minority Faculty in [MainstreamWhite] Academia 62
11. Part II some issues in the academy today
12. 7. Fads and Fashions on Campus: Interdisciplinarity and Internationalization 77
13. 8. Free Speech and Academic Freedom 87
14. 9. Anticipating and Avoiding Misperceptions of Harassment 98
15. 10. The Responsible Conduct of Academic Research 112
16. Part III academic employment
17. 11. On Getting a Job 121
18. 12. The Job Market: An Overview 136
19. 13. Off-Track Vetting 144
20. 14. The Tenure System 155
21. 15. Some Tips on Getting Tenure 168
22. 16. Academic Salaries and Benefits 176
23. Part IV teaching and advising
24. 17. The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Lecture Course 201
25. 18. Why I Teach by Discussion 212
26. 19. New Faculty Members and Advising 217
27. 20. Some Thoughts on Faculty Mentoring 229
28. 21. Considering the Impact of Technology in Teaching and Learning 236
29. Part V. funding academic research
30. 22. Corporate Relations and Foundation Fundraising 249
31. 23. Securing Funding from Federal Sources 260
32. 24. New Academics and the Quest for Private Funds 278
33. Part VI publishing research
34. 25. On Writing Scholarly Articles 289
35. 26. Publishing in Science 306
36. 27. Academic Book Publishing 315
37. 28. The Modern Research Library 334
38. Part VII academic communities and administrations
39. 29 University Governance and Autonomy: Who Decides What in the University 347
40. 30. The Role of the Department in the Groves of Academe 367
41. 31. The Academic Community 387
42. Selected Further Readings 395
43. Contributors 399
44. Index 403