Archive for April, 2008

867. Characterizing the Bully Culture

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Dear Folks:
The posting below looks at the warning signs that a department is in trouble and experiencing a “bully culture”. It is from Chapter 8, Characterizing the Bully Culture in the book, Faculty Incivility: The Rise of the Academic Bully Culture and What to Do About It, by Darla J. Twale and Barbara M. De= Luca. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San= Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright =A9 2008 by John= Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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866. Help New Faculty Become Oriented

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at some useful points to consider in orienting new= faculty to your department and campus. It is from Chapter 5, Help New= Faculty Become Oriented, in the book The Academic Chair’s Handbook, Second= Edition, by Daniel W. Wheeler, Alan T. Seagren, Linda Wysong Becker, Edward= R. Kinley, Dara D. Mlinek, and Kenneth J. Robson. Published by Jossey-Bass,= A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.joss= eybass.com] Copyright =A9 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserv= ed.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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865. Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below, a bit longer than most, by Scott Jaschik, presents a very interesting perspective on tenure. It is from the March 31, 2008 issue of INSIDE HIGHER ED, an excellent – and free – online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. You can subscribe by going to: http://insidehighered.com/. Also for a free daily update from Inside Higher Ed, e-mail [scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com] Copyright © 2008 Inside Higher Ed Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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864. Parallel Journaling: Students and Teachers in a Classroom Assessment Experiment

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at an interesting approach to improving teaching and learning. It is by Nicole Howard, assistant Professor of history at the California State University, East Bay in Haward, CA. The article originally appeared in the CSU Faculty Development newsletter. The author can be reached at: nicole.howard@csueastbay.edu

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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863. Can Technology Keep an Old Academic in the Game?

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at an one academics struggle with the impact of age on performance – something I, and, I assume some of you, can relate to. It is by Michael Rodgers of Southeast Missouri State University and is #40 in a series of selected excerpts from the NT&LF newsletter reproduced here as part of our “Shared Mission Partnership.” NT&LF has a wealth of information on all aspects of teaching and learning. If you are not already a subscriber, you can check it out at [http://www.ntlf.com/] The on-line edition of the Forum–like the printed version – offers subscribers insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 17 Number 3, March 2008.© Copyright 1996-2008. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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862. Activities That Foster Intellectual Communities

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at specific ways of developing and fostering intellectual communities. It if from Chapter 6, CREATING AND SUSTAINING INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY in the book THE FORMATION OF SCHOLARS Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century by George E. Walker, Chris M. Golde, Laura Jones, Andrea Conklin Bueschel, and Pat Hutchings. Published by Jossey-Bass – A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741-[www.josseybass.com]. Copyright © 2008 by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 51 Vista Road, Stanford, CA. All rights reserved.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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861 College Unranked, and Remaking the American University – Review

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Folks:

The posting below is a review by Sandra L. Koresoja of two books, College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy, edited by Lloyd Thacker, published by Harvard University Press and Remaking the American University – Market Smart and Mission Centered, by Robert Zemsky, Gregory R. Wegner, and William F. Massy, published by Rurgers University Press. The review originally appeared in Planning for Higher Education. January – March, 2008. Copyright © 1998-2008 by Society for College and University Planning (www.scup.org). Reprinted with permission. Planning for Higher Education book reviews appear at: (www.scup.org/phe).

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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860. Post-Tenure Faculty Review and Renewal

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks six strategies for use in developing post-tenure review programs. It is from Post-Tenure Faculty Review and Renewal: Experienced Voices, by Christine M. Licata and Joseph C. Morreale, editors. A Publication of AAHE’s New Pathways Project AAHE Forum on Faculty Roles & Rewards. Copyright © 2002 American Association for Higher Education. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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