A creature of our own making
Subtitle: reflections on contemporary academic life
By: Gary A. Olson
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781438445779; 9781438445786
Subjects: Educational leadership; Higher Education; Administration; Universities and colleges
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What conspiracy?; title: Avoiding academe's ax murderers; title: How to get what you want in academe; title: That's your opinion; title: Holding ourselves accountable; title: If universities were democracies; title: Creating a culture of mutual respect; title: A culture of openness; title: To party, or not to party; title: Yes, big brother is watching; title: How to join the dark side; title: The importance of protocol; title: The administrator as magician; title: The burden of confidentiality; title: Avoiding the hunker-down strategy; title: Resist the rush to judgment in disputes; title: Why rules matter; title: We can't do that here; title: The delicate art of rejection; title: Let's just do our jobs; title: The cost of doing business; title: The unkindest cut of all; title: If only I knew then; title: Carnegie matters; title: Growing pains; title: Why universities specialize; title: Why universities reorganize; title: The importance of external boards; title: Certifying online research; title: Why universities are streamlining their curricula; title: Should we ditch football?; title: How not to reform humanities scholarship; title: The limits of academic freedom; title: Exactly what is "shared governance"?; title: When to dissolve a faculty senate; title: It is who you know, and who knows you; title: Praising you as we should; title: How we value faculty work; title: We really like you; title: A creature of our own making; title: How not to measure faculty productivity; title: Fight your own battles; title: How to run a meeting; title: Don't just search, recruit; title: Why settle for second best?; title: The proper way to court; title: But she was our top choice; title: The academic job search and the Internet; title: I'm your millstone; title: Commencement matters; title: Can you spare a dime?; title: The ethics of technology; title: E-mails are forever; title: Keeping your emeriti close; title: What deans expect of department heads; title: How not to evaluate your department head; title: Investigate me, please; title: Safety first.