SOCIAL SCIENCES

The PhDictionary: A Glossary of Things You Don't Know (But Should) About Doctoral and Faculty Life

by Herb Childress
Univ. of Chicago. (Guides to Academic Life). Apr. 2016. 304p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780226359144. $60; pap. ISBN 9780226359281. $20; ebk. ISBN 9780226359311. CAREERS
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Childress (Landscapes of Betrayal, Landscapes of Joy), a former professor and university administrator, offers up 150 alphabetized entries on the topic of doctoral and faculty life. Less of a how-to-get-a-job guide than Karen Kelsky's equally excellent The Professor Is In, Childress's work covers a gamut of subjects including Gray Literature, Intellectual Property, Office Hours, Sponsored Research, Teaching Load, and Sabbatical. Writing in an informal and entertaining manner, the author includes a fair share of anecdotes and opinions.
VERDICT The occasional personal biases notwithstanding, the book provides a balanced viewpoint and a wealth of valuable information that will benefit anyone considering or pursuing a higher education faculty or administrative career. General readers interested in what goes on behind the hallowed (and enigmatic) walls of academia will delight in this well-written, witty, and thought-provoking compendium.
Reviewed by Alan Farber, Univ, of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , Apr 01, 2016
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