Download or read book To and Fro the Ivory Tower written by Pamela J. Farris and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela Farris and Marilyn Moore’s years of experience as university professors galvanize indispensable, perceptive advice in this pragmatic handbook on attaining tenure and promotion in higher education. The authors provide a detailed “road map” to guide hooded doctorates through the seen and unforeseen realities, requirements, and expectations encountered on their academic journey to reach the rank of full professor and beyond. Starting with detailed information on how to tackle a job search, coverage expands to the realities of academic life—teaching, conducting research, publishing and presenting, and serving on committees. Throughout the text, scenarios of others’ experiences provide touchstones for variety of situations and methods for handling them. This valuable resource will empower and resonate with everyone interested in a career in higher education—even those who have already entered that arena.Readers will gain insight and strength to achieve their ultimate goals.