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This invaluable source book offers guidance, support and advice for those contemplating or involved in academic careers. The contributions provide rich, personal, sometimes poignant and often humorous accounts of shared and unique experiences of those in the world of academia.
Alice in Academia: The Department Chairman Role from Both Sides of the Mirror
Alice in Academia: The Department Chairman Role from Both Sides of the Mirror
I never knew how hard it could be to choose a name. When I had the opportunity to assume the task of overseeing my department 3 years ago, one of the first issues that arose was what I should be “called.” It was astonishing to me that the members of my department (all of whom happened to be male), as well as the secretarial staff and students, felt called on to offer or reject titles. What “we” should put on the front door was a topic of conversation for several days, taking much longer than the 30 seconds I ...
