From Student to Scholar - by Steven Cahn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Steven M. Cahn's 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, Cahn's insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of academia.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Cahn hands out solid advice for graduate students who wish to pursue a career in academia.--College & Research Libraries News<br><br>This quick read is occasionally humorous and always to the point. It should be read, ideally in the first semester, by anyone in a Ph.D. program.--Library Journal<br><br>A fabulous blueprint and guiding light for post-master's degree level students in the process of becoming scholars.--J. Edward Sumerau "Metro Spirit "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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 <i>Fate, Logic, and Time</i>; <i>The Eclipse of Excellence: A Critique of American Higher Education</i>; and <i>God, Reason, and Religion</i>.
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