The Academic Portfolio

Praise for The Academic Portfolio If faculty heed the suggestions and advice in this book, preparing materials for promotion and tenure will be a much easier task and a far more effective process. -Mary Lou Higgerson, vice president for academic affairs, Baldwin-Wallace College I cannot think of a more timely, useful, and applied tool for faculty and administrators than this comprehensive book by Seldin and Miller. -Barbara Millis, director of the TEAM Center, University of Texas at San Antonio Bravo! Seldin and Miller have done it. Every faculty member should develop a portfolio. Every dean and department chair needs to read this book. -Walter H. Gmelch, dean, School of Education, University of San Francisco When I applied for promotion and tenure, I wish I had known the important lessons of this influential and practical book. -John Zubizarreta, professor of English, Columbia College, South Carolina Seldin and Miller provide an easy-to-use template, guided reflections, and valuable models that chart the course for success. -Melanie Harris, Department of Religion and Ethics, Texas Christian University This book provides broad presentation strategies, helpful prompts for reflection, and portfolio examples from different disciplines that are worth their weight in gold. -Sheri Spaine Long, chair, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Alabama at Birmingham I'll share this book and recommend it to my junior faculty members and others seeking to be promoted. -Anisa M. Zvonkovic, chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University A powerful catalyst that helps young academics define their careers with precision and effectively and reflectively accelerate their membership in the academy. -R. Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, Texas Christian University