New Faculty: A Practical Guide for Academic Beginners

Successfully launching an academic career in the challenging environment of higher education today is apt to require explicit preparation. "New Faculty" offers a useful compendium of 'survival' advice for 'the faculty newcomer: practical tips on classroom teaching, student performance evaluation, detailed advice on grant-writing, student advising, professional service, and publishing. This new edition brings this Palgrave classic up-to-date, providing new faculty with encouraging words of advice and important information.