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Survival in the Academy

History of the University

Ministers and Native American Education

Elite Education

G.I Bill, Land Grants, and Financial Aid

Where do you want to go?

Tier 1 research

Teaching

Junior College

What is the purpose of tenure?

Politics

How important is it really? Understand the power structure Make allies take sides Develop research and publications – This should

probably be at the top of the list Cultivate teaching skills Make moreal decisions Be prepared to deal with moral and political issues –

self awareness

Nontraditional Faculty Members

The Job Talk

Determine your priorities

Gather materials

Begin interview prep

Organize application materials

Examine the job markets Listserves and professional organizations Doctoral consortiums Presentations

Professionalism

Service to the university Committees

Service to the profession Editing Reviewing Etc

Being an expert Cogent (Detailed and complex) Current Useful

Publish

Teaching

Research and Publication

Difference between research and publication Is there really a difference?

Motivations 50% at research institutes with no pubs

Attitudes

How important are resources?

How important are qualifications

Focus

Identify questions “you believe” are in need of resolution

Determine what gives coherence to this set of questions

Think about the advances in knowledge that can be gained

Establish priorities for investingating these questions

Recognize limitations to your ability to answer these questions

Proceed with specific porhectis in some determined order

Be prepared to make personal sacrifices others are not willing to make and for which you will receive some criticism

Execute

Publish

Where to publish? Is it worth sending a C article to an A journal?

Criticism

Institutionalization

How institutionalized are universities?

Is this a bad thing?

Remember when…

“Rules change and the game changes (like the 2-point possibility after a touchdown or the width of the goal-posts)”

“CD-Roms and ftp…if you are not familiar with these two terms you are five years behind”

“Many of my colleagues ask me how they can get their students online” When I ask them why, they respond, “because they want to get into the trend”