From Student to Scholar
A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor, Second Edition
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
This expanded edition of a celebrated book by philosopher and educator Steven M. Cahn offers sound advice on building a successful academic career. He explains how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to handle interviews for academic positions; how to improve your teaching; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for earning tenure. Whether you are considering enrolling in graduate school, seeking an academic position, or balancing the demands of a professorial career, you will find valuable guidance in Cahn's insightful account of the ways of academia.
Endorsements (2)
“Steven M. Cahn has had a long and distinguished career. Widely published, he is a philosopher and an astute student of education. He has also served as a leading administrator in foundations, government, and universities. In this book he devotes his wisdom and experience to the task of providing a road map for the men and women who want to join an ancient and usually honorable company—that of scholars and teachers.”
“Steven M. Cahn’s guide to becoming a scholar-teacher is at once wise, pragmatic, and personal.”
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