Archive for October, 2008

902 Group Savvy – Interpreting the Situation and/or Networks of an Organization

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Folks

The posting below looks at how to figure out the informal but very important components of success in a new organization or setting. It is from Chapter 3, Group Savvy: Interpreting the Situation and/or Networks of an Organization in the book, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, A Guide for College Students by Marcy Levy Shankman and Scott J. Allen. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint. Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2008 by Marcy Levy Shankman and Scott J. Allen. All rights reserved. 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 . Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
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901 Do Faculty Interactions Among Diverse Students Enhance Intellectual Development?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at strategies for increasing student learning in diverse classroom settings. It is from Chapter 4, Accounting for Diversity Within the Teaching and Learning Paradigm, in the book: Driving Change through Diversity and Globalization, Transformative Leadership in the Academy, by James A. Anderson, professor of psychology and Vice President for Student Success and the Vice Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity at the University of Albany. Published by Stylus Publishing, [http://www.styluspub.com/] LLC 22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, Virginia 20166-2102. Copyright ©2008 by Stylus Publishing, LLC. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
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900. How to Write Anything

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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The posting below is another gem from Richard M. Felder, the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and Rebecca Brent, president, Education Designs, Inc. Cary, North Carolina, this time on how to get your writing done. It has come great advice, Reproduced with permission from Chemical Engineering Education, 42(3), 139-140 (2008).

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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899. Dr. Mom

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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The posting below is a review by freelance scientific write and editor, Vanessa Fogg, of the book Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out. Emily Monosson (Editor). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 2008. 232 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8014-4664-1. $25.00. The review appeared in The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences, September 2008 http://www.the-scientist.com/ © Copyright 2008, The Scientist, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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898. Realities of Dual Careers

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

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The posting by Scott Jaschik, looks the results of an important new study on dual-career academic hiring. It is from the August 20, 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. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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897. Creating Time and Space for Faculty Reflection, Risk-Taking, and Renewal

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at how department chairs can help faculty create more time and space for themselves. It is by Deborah A.Chang and Roger G.Baldwin. The article appeared in The Department Chair: A Resource for Academic Administrators, Summer, 2008, Vol. 19, No. 1. For further information on how to subscribe, as well as pricing and discount information, please contact, Sandy Quade, Account Manager, John Wiley & Sons, Phone: (203) 643-8066 (squadepe@wiley.com). or see: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-DCH.html Copyright © 2000-2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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896. Keeping it Fresh – Maintaining the Jazz in Teaching: A Panel Discussion with Stanford Faculty

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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The posting below highlights a Stanford University faculty panel comments on ways of invigorating their teaching, particularly after teaching the same course many times. It appeared in the newsletter: Speaking of Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University – Spring 2008, Vol. 17, No.2, http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ produced by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
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895 Management for Beginners – So You’re a Principal Investigator – Now What?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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The posting below looks at some of the do’s and don’t’s being a successful principal investigator. It is if from The Scientist, Magazine of the Life Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 7, Page 75 and is by Elie Dolgin. [www.the-scientist.com]. © Copyright 2008, The Scientist, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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