Toolkit for College Professors

Jeffrey L. Buller is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. He holds a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of ten books on academic leadership and numerous articles, including 131 on higher education administration. With Bob, he is senior partner in ATLAS Leadership Traini9ng and serves as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia.Robert E. Cipriano has a doctor’s degree from New York University. He has published five books, contributed chapters in three additional books, has published more than 170 journal articles and manuscript, has received more than nine million dollars in state and federal grants, and has been invited to present at more than 250 colleges and universities in the US, Asia, and the Middle east. He served as department chair for 28 of his 36 years in higher education.

This book is pitched to college and university faculty at all career stages, and it stands out from other books in this category because of its research-based findings and its thoughtful case studies…. This book’s strengths include the liberal use of longer case studies and shorter scenarios, each of which works through a series of questions and proposed resolutions (for case studies) and a challenge question and outcome (for scenarios)…. These vignettes were well written and thoughtfully prepared, and on the whole they engage the reader quite effectively. That the scenarios are so clearly taken from actual experience makes them more valuable, especially to newer faculty members who haven’t yet seen it all…. Above all, this book uses the very techniques it suggests for effective teaching, and new faculty members in particular will find themselves better prepared for everyday faculty life after thinking through these realistic case studies.

• DedicationAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Teaching Effectively in the Classroom and BeyondChapter 2: Promoting Student Success and EngagementChapter 3: Facilitating Collegiality with Other Faculty MembersChapter 4: Establishing Positive Interactions with AdministratorsChapter 5: Conducting Research SuccessfullyChapter 6: Engaging in Meaningful ServiceChapter 7: Applying for Promotion and TenureEpilogue: Our Reflections