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Book SynopsisThis book is written for senior faculty and administrators at resource-strapped institutions who are not trained in Higher Education Administration who are concerned with mentoring. It is written in accessible, nontechnical language but references the more scholarly and statistically based journals and books for those who wish to dig deeper. Chapters cover the mentoring of junior faculty on the tenure-track line through senior faculty and include sections on non-tenure track faculty, faculty in hostile departments and faculty who face additional issues of discrimination. Each chapter starts with a fictionalized case study to explore common problems and presents pragmatic solutions that often cost little money and rely instead on an investment of time.
Trade ReviewThe best mentors are the people who have broad and deep experience in the complex challenges of academic leadership. The problem is that those same people often have the least amount of time to get up to speed on the best practices used by effective mentors. A Pocket Guide to Mentoring Higher Education Faculty eliminates that problem by providing concise, practical, and immediately useful advice on how to succeed as a mentor and build an effective mentoring program. With this book at your fingertips, you’ll have everything you need to succeed in mentoring others while still having the time to do it. -- Jeffrey L. Buller Ph.D, director, leadership and professional development, Florida Atlantic University
In A Pocket Guide to Mentoring Higher Education Faculty: Making the Time, Finding the Resources, Tammy Stone offers a powerhouse of resources to help you navigate the good, the bad and the unexpected moments of faculty mentoring, especially when resources are limited. Easy to read and implement, she offers serious tools for the reality of your institution and your faculty. It’s my new go-to partner in meeting mentoring challenges across the academic lifespan. -- Mary Coussons-Read Ph.D, professor and department chair, Department of Psychology, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Mentoring at the Second Tier Chapter 2: Mentoring Tenure-Track Junior Faculty Chapter 3: Mentoring Mid-career Faculty: Life between Tenure and Promotion to Full Professor Chapter 4: Mentoring Senior Tenured Faculty Chapter 5: Mentoring Non-Tenure Track Faculty Chapter 6: Advising Faculty in Hostile or Non-Supportive Departments: Separating the Perception from the Reality and the Power of Communication Chapter 7: Dealing with Bias: Subtle and Not so Subtle Obstacles for Women and Faculty of Color About the Author Index
