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From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor
Steven Cahn
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Description for From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Steven M. Cahn's advice on the professorial life covers an extensive range of critical issues: how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to navigate a job interview; how to improve teaching performance; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for tenure. He deals with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether you are beginning graduate study, hoping to secure an academic position, or striving to build a professorial career, Cahn's insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of ... Read more
Steven M. Cahn's advice on the professorial life covers an extensive range of critical issues: how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to navigate a job interview; how to improve teaching performance; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for tenure. He deals with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether you are beginning graduate study, hoping to secure an academic position, or striving to build a professorial career, Cahn's insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231145336
SKU
V9780231145336
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About Steven Cahn
Steven M. Cahn is professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs and then acting president. He has taught at Dartmouth, Vassar, New York University, the University of Rochester, and the University of Vermont, where he chaired the department of philosophy. His numerous ... Read more
Reviews for From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor
A fabulous blueprint and guiding light for post-master's degree level students in the process of becoming scholars.
J. Edward Sumerau Metro Spirit This quick read is occasionally humorous and always to the point. It should be read, ideally in the first semester, by anyone in a Ph.D. program. Library Journal Cahn hands out solid advice for graduate students who ... Read more
J. Edward Sumerau Metro Spirit This quick read is occasionally humorous and always to the point. It should be read, ideally in the first semester, by anyone in a Ph.D. program. Library Journal Cahn hands out solid advice for graduate students who ... Read more