Description: From Student to Scholar by Steven Cahn, Catharine R. Stimpson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The path to a permanent academic position is as challenging and competitive as ever. In this incisive book Steven M. Cahn, professor of philosophy, former provost, and advisor to countless graduate students, provides aspiring academics with the strategies and savvy to negotiate the complexities of professorial life. Cahn 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; how to garner support for tenure. The advice he offers is remarkably frank, dealing, for example, with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether the reader is beginning graduate study, seeking an academic position, or striving to build a professorial career, Cahns witty and telling insights will prove an invaluable guide to traversing the thickets of academia. Publisher Description Steven M. Cahns 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, Cahns insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of academia. Author Biography 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 books include Fate, Logic, and Time; The Eclipse of Excellence: A Critique of American Higher Education; and God, Reason, and Religion. Details ISBN 0231145322 ISBN-13 9780231145329 Title From Student to Scholar Author Steven Cahn, Catharine R. Stimpson Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 112 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:161836585; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780231145329
Book Title: From Student to Scholar
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Name: From Student to Scholar : a Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Personal & Practical Guides, Publishing, Study & Teaching, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
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Subject Area: Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
Author: Steven Cahn
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