This book presents information designed to guide the assistant professor to an understanding of the generic institutional criteria for promotion to tenure as well as of the pragmatic politics involved in pursuing a professional path. Chapters also examine the need to conduct research and how to display intellectual curiosity by investigating at the boundaries of the faculty member's selected discipline. Standards and criteria for tenure involving service in the public, institutional, or professional arenas are reviewed, as are tips concerning ways to get published. The final chapter examines ways to present one's credentials for attaining tenure. A special appendix offers suggestions on what to do if denied tenure.
References follow chapters.
The New Faculty Member . Creswell, J. et al. The Academic Chairperson's Handbook . University of Nebraska Press. In part I, several difficulties chairs encounter in building a positive work environment for promoting faculty growth and professional development are introduced.