Life on the Tenure Track
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Life on the Tenure Track by James M Lang
In this fast-paced and lively account, Jim Lang asks-and mostly answers-the 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? Is 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 elation-in the classroom, at his writing desk, during his office hours, in departmental meetings-as 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.
Lang is a wonderfully engaging writer.. he's obviously deeply committed to the craft of teaching and the craft of writing. -- Dr. Erica Dreifus Adjunct Advocate 2005 Faculty at all levels will recognize their own experiences somewhere in this short, perceptive, and ultimately entertaining account of academic life. -- Rebecca Manley Academic Matters 2006 Lang demonstrates that there are many largely universal survival struggles and self-doubts which are shared in common by most of us embarking on a new career in the academy. -- Alan E. Bayer Journal of Higher Education 2006 Offers a lively report on how it looks and feels to shoot the academic rapids today. -- Mary Taylor Huber Change 2007 I would not be surprised if [ Life on the Tenure Track] became one of the texts distributed by teaching and learning centers to new assistant professors at orientation workshops. It would serve them well. -- Patricia Donahue College English 2007 An interesting and accessible narrative. -- Mark Hulsether Teaching Theology and Religion 2007
James M. Lang is an assistant professor at Assumption College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801881039 |
| ISBN 10 | 080188103X |
| Title | Life on the Tenure Track |
| Author | James M Lang |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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