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020 _a9781438445793
020 _z9781438445779 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9781438445786 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
050 0 0 _aLA227.4
_b.O57 2013
082 0 0 _a378.73
_223
100 1 _aOlson, Gary A.,
_d1954-
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _aA creature of our own making
_h[electronic resource] :
_breflections on contemporary academic life /
_cGary A. Olson.
260 _aAlbany :
_bState University of New York Press,
_c2013.
_e(Baltimore, Md. :
_fProject MUSE,
_g2015)
300 _a1 online resource (pages cm)
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aWhat conspiracy? -- Avoiding academe's ax murderers -- How to get what you want in academe -- That's your opinion -- Holding ourselves accountable -- If universities were democracies -- Creating a culture of mutual respect -- A culture of openness -- To party, or not to party -- Yes, big brother is watching -- How to join the dark side -- The importance of protocol -- The administrator as magician -- The burden of confidentiality -- Avoiding the hunker-down strategy -- Resist the rush to judgment in disputes -- Why rules matter -- We can't do that here -- The delicate art of rejection -- Let's just do our jobs -- The cost of doing business -- The unkindest cut of all -- If only I knew then -- Carnegie matters -- Growing pains -- Why universities specialize -- Why universities reorganize -- The importance of external boards -- Certifying online research -- Why universities are streamlining their curricula -- Should we ditch football? -- How not to reform humanities scholarship -- The limits of academic freedom -- Exactly what is "shared governance"? -- When to dissolve a faculty senate -- It is who you know, and who knows you -- Praising you as we should -- How we value faculty work -- We really like you -- A creature of our own making -- How not to measure faculty productivity -- Fight your own battles -- How to run a meeting -- Don't just search, recruit -- Why settle for second best? -- The proper way to court -- But she was our top choice -- The academic job search and the Internet -- I'm your millstone -- Commencement matters -- Can you spare a dime? -- The ethics of technology -- E-mails are forever -- Keeping your emeriti close -- What deans expect of department heads -- How not to evaluate your department head -- Investigate me, please -- Safety first.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aEducational leadership
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aUniversities and colleges
_zUnited States
_xAdministration.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aProject Muse.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781438445793/
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c33294
_d33294