Just landed your first faculty position? Close to getting your Ph.D., and planning a career in academe? What will academic life be like? How do you discover its tacit rules? Develop the habits and networks needed for success? How is higher education changing? Paul Gray and David E. Drew share their combined experience of many years as faculty and (recovering) administrators to offer even more insider advice to help you succeed.

Paul Gray was Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair of Information Science at Claremont Graduate University. He specialized in information systems, particularly decision support systems, knowledge management, data warehousing and electronic commerce. David E. Drew holds the Joseph B. Platt Chair and previously served as dean of the CGU School of Educational Studies. He is a sociologist who applies quantitative and qualitative techniques, especially multivariate models, in studying the effectiveness of organizations. Laurie Richlin Steadman Upham is president of The University of Tulsa. Among former positions, he was vice provost for research and dean of the graduate school, as well as professor of anthropology, at the University of Oregon; and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council of Graduate Schools. Matthew Henry Hall is a cartoonist whose work appears in Readers Digest, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Adjunct Advocate, and many other publications, including the the Teachable Moments column of Inside Higher Ed.

Foreword 1 to the First Edition by Laurie Richlin Foreword 2 to the First Edition by Steadman Upham Introduction ONE. BASIC CONCEPTS TWO. THE PhD THREE. THE DISSERTATION FOUR. JOB HUNTING FIVE. TEACHING SIX. RESEARCH SEVEN. TENURE EIGHT. ACADEMIC RANK NINE. YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE AS AN ACADEMIC TEN. LIFE AS AN ACADEMIC ELEVEN. DIVERSITY TWELVE. ON WRITING THIRTEEN. ON PUBLISHING FOURTEEN. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS FIFTEEN. FINAL THOUGHTS SIXTEEN:CONCLUSION AND ENVOI APPENDICES APPENDIX A:MECHANICS OF THE DISSERTATION APPENDIX B. OUTSIDE INCOME APPENDIX C:HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE APPENDIX D. WRITING HINTS APPENDIX E. YOUR HEALTH About the Authors