TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olson,Gary A.
TI  - A creature of our own making: reflections on contemporary academic life 
SN  - 9781461919438
AV  - LA227 .C743 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - United States
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Administration
KW  - Educational leadership
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; What 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; 2; b
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