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advisors and advice, xvi, 5, 26–40, 314–315 assistant professor, 110, 151–168, 185 associate professor, 291–307 authorship, multiple, 87, 203–209 awards and recognitions, 187–192 BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front), 72–80 bureaucratic drag, service and, 215, 297 career, 184–186, 327–328; difficult situations , 41–49, 386–391; gaming the system , 370; overload and time management , 358–364; stress, xvi, xx, 91, 189, 190, 196, 269 conflict and rejection, 386–391 CV (curriculum vitae), 210–215 deans, 408, 409 decorum and focus, 41–54; ambition, 15, 16; ethos, 308–331, 365–385 dossier and committee reports, xxii–xxiii, 221, 251–286. See also promotion and tenure excellence, xx, 10, 155, 226, 236, 332–354 excuses, 12, 47, 274, 285 finishing, 101–110 focus, 152 football, 263 “forced evolution,” 58, 322–324 getting done, 96–107 graduate school, 1–25 hiring faculty, 147–150 job: changing your, 166–168, 216–219; offers , 141–150; job search, 113–132; job talks, seminars, presentations, 116–120, 133–140, 310, 311, 406 judgment, 11, 28, 240–247, 329, 401 markets, for faculty, 125–129, 397, 398 mentoring and coaching, 37–39, 416–420 mistakes and unfairness, 223, 249, 258, 287, 341 professor, full, 291–307 promotion and tenure, 169–171, 220–250; denial, 172–174, 225, 287–290. See also dossier and committee reports publishing: journal articles, books, 71–72, 85–95 rankings, 4, 34, 95, 396 rats, talking to your, 51–52 reference letters, 3, 111–112 reliability and punctuality, 355–357, 359–363, 376 research: contribution and impact of, 193– 202, 277; financing, 17, 22, 35, 175–186; literature, 81–84 scholarly success, 365–385 teaching, 164, 399 trust, 228, 239 undergraduate and college students, 1–25 university: a low-cost, 414–415; a stronger, 218–222, 248, 392–413 Winnicott, D. W., xxvii work, 82, 83, 98, 198, 308–325 writing and craftsmanship, 55–74 Quick Guide to Contents Arabic numerals refer to essay numbers. Roman numerals refer to pages. ...

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