The PhDictionary: A Glossary of Things You Don't Know (but Should) about Doctoral and Faculty Life (Chicago Guides to Academic Life)

Comprehensive Exams /Comps -- Conference -- Conference Interview -- Contracts: Nine-, Ten-, and Twelve-Month -- Course Development -- Course/Teaching Evaluation -- Cover Letter -- Curriculum -- Curriculum Vitae, or CV -- D -- Deadline -- Dean -- Defense -- Department -- Development/Advancement -- Director -- Discipline -- Dissertation -- Dissertation Chair/Committee -- Doctorate -- Dress code -- E -- Edited Volume -- Editor -- Elevator/Airplane Talk -- E-mail -- Emotional Balance -- Endowment -- F -- Facilities -- Faculty -- Faculty Handbook -- Failed Search -- FERPA -- First Generation -- G Navigating academia can seem like a voyage through a foreign land: strange cultural rules dictate everyday interactions, new vocabulary awaits at every turn, and the feeling of being an outsider is unshakable. For students considering doctoral programs and doctoral students considering faculty life, __The PhDictionary__ is a lighthearted companion that illuminates the often opaque customs of academic life. With more than two decades as a doctoral student, college teacher, and administrator, Herb Childress has tripped over almost every possible misunderstood term, run up against every arcane practice, and developed strategies to deal with them all. He combines current data and personal stories into memorable definitions of 150 key phrases and concepts graduate students will need to know (or pretend to know) as they navigate their academic careers. From __ABD__ to __white paper__—and with __buyout__, __FERPA__, __gray literature,__ and __soft money__ in between—each entry contains a helpful definition and plenty of relevant advice. Wry and knowledgeable, Childress is the perfect guide for anyone hoping to scale the ivory tower. Navigating academia can seem like a voyage through a foreign land: strange cultural rules dictate everyday interactions, new vocabulary awaits at every turn, and the feeling of being an outsider is unshakable. For students considering doctoral programs and doctoral students considering faculty life, The PhDictionary is a lighthearted companion that illuminates the often opaque customs of academic life. With more than two decades as a doctoral student, college teacher, and administrator, Herb Childress has tripped over almost every possible misunderstood term, run up against every arcane practice, and developed strategies to deal with them all. He combines current data and personal stories into memorable definitions of 150 key phrases and concepts graduate students will need to know (or pretend to know) as they navigate their academic careers. From ABD to white paper —and with buyout , FERPA , gray literature, and soft money in between—each entry contains a helpful definition and plenty of relevant advice. Wry and knowledgeable, Childress is the perfect guide for anyone hoping to scale the ivory tower.