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Life on the Tenure Track
James M. Lang
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Description for Life on the Tenure Track
Paperback. Engaging and accessible, Life on the Tenure Track will delight and enlighten faculty, graduate students, and administrators alike. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801881039
SKU
V9780801881039
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About James M. Lang
James M. Lang is an assistant professor at Assumption College.
Reviews for Life on the Tenure Track
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more