Academic Gamesmanship;: How to Make a Ph.D. Pay PDF
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© Copyright 1970 by Pierre L. van den Berghe ISBN 0 200 7|?15 4 Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 70-128772 LUNDUN NEVA" YORK TORONTO Abelurd-Sclmmun AlwluI'd-Schumun Alwlnrd-Sohumun Limilud Limited Canada Limited 8 King St. “'(32 2337 Park Ave. Sn. 2:38 Yuri-{land Blvd. An Intext Publisher Printed in the United States of America To the memory of Maurice Caullery (1868-1958), zoolo- gist and geneticist, former Sorbonne Professor, Presi- dent of the French Academy of Sciences and Foreign Member of the Royal Society, my maternal grandfather and academic exemplar, who, over half a century ago. wrote as one of his 244 publications a book on Les Uni- versités et la Vie Scientifique aux Eran-Um}. Author’s Notes This is very much an insider’s book. I wrote it because, as a third generation academic. I find writing the best way of expressing myself, a kind of conditioned reflex. But, of course, my debt to my colleagues is immense, for their behavior constitutes my subject matter. They are too nu- merous to mention, and in any case, most of them would rather not be named here, I am sure. I will make an excep- tion, however, for my friends Edward Gross and John F. Scott, who have too good a sense of humor to mind, and who gave me the benefit of a critical reading of parts of the manuscript. The majority of my colleagues will have to be satisfied with the assurance that any resemblance between themselves and characters between these covers is not purely coincidental. In last analysis, this book is not di- rected at my peers who are, by and large, beyond redemp- tion, but at the students who will have to decide whether to play the game for what it is worth or to use their creativity to change the rules. My personal hope is that they will help make this book obsolete. Among my distinguished predecessors in the viii study of academia, I am CSpecially indebted to 'I‘horstein Veblen whose [fig/yer Learning in America is an un- dcservedly neglected classic of American social science. I regard Veblen as one of the few truly great American social scientists whose honesty and brilliance caused him to be hounded and persecuted by his more meagerly en- dowed colleagues. Finally, I am grateful to my wife. lrmgard, who wisely chose the bliss of domesticity over the hustle of academia. and strongly advised me against publishing this scandalous tract under my own name. After duly considering her sound advice, I decided as usual to disregard it and to give free rein to the vanity of seeing my name in print once more. As a tenured full professor I have not got much to gain; but, then. neither do I have much to lose. P.L.v.d.B. Seattle, March 197 ~ x A ~ Y Contents The Protective Myths The Academic Packing Order The Lean Years: Apprenticeship 23 Career Strategies 35 The Fat Years: Salary, Tenure, and Promotions 47 Teaching: What To Do About It 71 » : Publishing: How To Do It 4 1 0 Grants, Research. and Foundations 103 9 2 « Conclusion 115 ACADEMIC GAMESMANSHIP
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