Veteran professors synthesize their combined 60+ years of expertise at primarily undergraduate, teaching-focused universities into easy-to-follow advice for graduate students and current faculty seeking to build thriving careers at similar institutions. Writing in a friendly tone that includes their personal reflections, the authors guide readers…

Information about the current and projected tenure fraction is needed by faculty and administrators at the department level where tenure recommendations originate as well as by the central administration and key faculty-administrative bodies, such as the University Budget Committee where decisions are finalized and budgetary priorities are set. It…

A profile of the American college professor is presented, based on social science studies. The historical background is traced, with attention to the early development of the professorial role during the latter half of the eighteenth century, the progressive professionalization of the faculty during the nineteenth century, and the consolidation of…