From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor

by Steven M. Cahn

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231145330
• ISBN13: 9780231145336
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 8.2"