Mentor in a Manual: Climbing the Academic Ladder to Tenure

by A. Clay Schoenfeld, Robert Magnan

The practice of mentoring is often in the current public dialogue of education. And the process of achieving tenure is an area particularly in need of "a wise and loyal advisor."

Mentor in a Manual, in its 3rd edition, has been a trusted guide for many new faculty members as they begin their academic careers. it is often used as a parting gift to graduates from advisors or major professors. And it serves as a resource for senior faculty as they practice their own mentoring.

498 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1992

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

For how long this book is, there was relatively little useful advice about preparing a strong tenure case that I could jot down, and some of it is out of date now and represents an older (and rather destructive) academic mindset. That said, it does take a more "hidden curriculum" sort of a approach to not just achieving tenure, but to understanding universities and what it is to be a professor. While I didn't need that information, I imagine it could be very useful to others, especially if one had experienced a mentorship gap.