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Book SynopsisAnalyses the career stage challenges these faculty members must overcome, such as a lack of preparation for teaching, limited access to resources and mentors, and changing expectations for excellence in teaching, research, and service to become academic leaders in their discipline and at these distinctive institutions.
Trade Review"The greatest challenge to liberal arts colleges is the depreciation of their most precious asset—the faculty's passion, dedication, and commitment to educate students to be citizens in a democratic society.
Developing Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges provides a frank, comprehensive diagnosis of how colleges and universities can better align social capital and institutional mission with the human infrastructure needs of a changing professoriate."
-- Eugene M. Tobin * Senior Program Officer, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Hamilton College *
“The authors have written a thoroughly researched and thoughtful account of the career development of faculty members in liberal arts colleges. Its broad field of vision offers a wealth of suggestions for enhancing faculty professional satisfaction and personal well-being throughout the academic career. There is no question in my mind that this book will become the go-to source for understanding the distinctive nature of faculty life in small colleges.” -- Mary Deane Sorcinelli * Senior Fellow, Institute for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Development, UMass Amherst *
"A singularly impressive work of seminal and research-based scholarship." * Midwest Book Review *
"This book analyzes the career stage challenges many faculty members must overcome, such as a lack of preparation for teaching, limited access to resources and mentors, and changing expectations for excellence in teaching, research, and service, to become academic leaders. Drawing on research conducted at the 13 institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, the authors propose an Alignment Framework for Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges to show how these colleges provide their faculties with the support to succeed." * Council of Independent Colleges newsletter *
"The book offers insights into the faculty experience for tenured/tenure track faculty as well as contingent faculty in LACs. Further, the career stage lens sheds light on the experiences, needs, and challenges faced by faculty across all stages of the professoriate." * The Beacon *
"The greatest challenge to liberal arts colleges is the depreciation of their most precious asset—the faculty's passion, dedication, and commitment to educate students to be citizens in a democratic society.
Developing Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges provides a frank, comprehensive diagnosis of how colleges and universities can better align social capital and institutional mission with the human infrastructure needs of a changing professoriate."
-- Eugene M. Tobin * Senior Program Officer, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Hamilton College *
“The authors have written a thoroughly researched and thoughtful account of the career development of faculty members in liberal arts colleges. Its broad field of vision offers a wealth of suggestions for enhancing faculty professional satisfaction and personal well-being throughout the academic career. There is no question in my mind that this book will become the go-to source for understanding the distinctive nature of faculty life in small colleges.” -- Mary Deane Sorcinelli * Senior Fellow, Institute for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Development, UMass Amherst *
"A singularly impressive work of seminal and research-based scholarship." * Midwest Book Review *
"This book analyzes the career stage challenges many faculty members must overcome, such as a lack of preparation for teaching, limited access to resources and mentors, and changing expectations for excellence in teaching, research, and service, to become academic leaders. Drawing on research conducted at the 13 institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, the authors propose an Alignment Framework for Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges to show how these colleges provide their faculties with the support to succeed." * Council of Independent Colleges newsletter *
"The book offers insights into the faculty experience for tenured/tenure track faculty as well as contingent faculty in LACs. Further, the career stage lens sheds light on the experiences, needs, and challenges faced by faculty across all stages of the professoriate." * The Beacon *
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
Foreword
Life at a Small Liberal Arts College
by Michael Reder
Note on the Text
Introduction
Developing Faculty Members in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Aligning Individual Needs
with Organizational Goals
PART ONE
Contexts of Academic Work in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Inside Institutions and Departments
1 Institutional Structures, Support, and Evaluation
2 Academic Departments
PART TWO
Understanding Faculty Members:
What They Do and What They Need
3 A Holistic View of Faculty Work
Lives in Liberal Arts Colleges
4 Aligning Faculty Needs with Institutional Priorities
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PART THREE
Aligning Resources: Supporting
Faculty Members and Academic Work
5 Mentoring and Key Relationships
6 Trends and Exemplars
PART FOUR
At the Intersection: A Space for
Innovation and Competitive Advantage
7 The Alignment Framework for Faculty
Development in Liberal Arts Colleges
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
References
Index
