Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List Links

This annotated list of links should be of value to a wide range of academics across disciplines, levels and types of institutions. Links focusing on a particular discipline are generally not included (you are assumed to already have them), except in cases where they provide information that can be used across fields and levels.

Links are listed under the five categories used to classify postings on TomorrowÕs Professor Mailing List:

Please send comments and suggestions for additional links (particularly from outside the United States) to Reis@stanford.edu


Tomorrow's Academy

Academe
The bimonthly publication of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Of particular interest: Free on-line access to past issues
http://www.aaup.org/acahome.htm

American Association for Higher Education
An individual membership organization promoting changes higher education.
Of particular interest: In-depth material on such subjects as faculty roles and rewards, programs for the promotion of institutional change, and teaching learning and technology.
http://www.aahe.org/

American Association of University Professors
Defends academic freedom and tenure, advocates collegial governance, and develops policies ensuring due process
Of particular interest: Academe, post-tenure review, part-time faculty
http://www.aaup.org/

American Council on Education
A forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education
Of special interest: Minorities and women in higher education
http://www.acenet.edu/

Change Magazine
The AAHE magazine of higher learning
Of particular interest: Thoughtful, in-depth articles
http://www.aahe.org/change.htm

Colleges and Universities – Yahoo Listings
Complete world-wide listing by country and type
Of particular interest: Over 10,000 listings, virtually every institution of higher education in the world.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

Lingua Franca
Magazine of ideas and academic life
Of particular interest: Terrific, if slightly irreverent articles on academic life, excellent archive collection on-line.
http://www.linguafranca.com/

The Chronicle of Higher Education
THE weekly magazine on higher education
Of particular interest: Full access on-line to subscribers, most articles designed for easy printing and e-mail distribution
http://chronicle.merit.edu/

The National Teaching & Learning Forum
Stimulating insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning.
Of particular interest: partnership with Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List, institutional site license available.
http://www.ntlf.com/

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Tomorrow's Graduate Students and Postdocs

Association for Support of Graduate Students
A service organization of graduate students, graduate-student organizations (GSOs), and graduate-degree-granting institutions.
Of particular interest: Thesis News, Doc-Talk.
http://www.asgs.org/

Doctoral Student Development and Retention
Factors determining the success or failure of doctoral students
Of particular interest: The Jump-Start Program for Entering Doctoral Students
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Den/5501/

Graduate Student Resources
Getting in, getting through, and getting out of graduate school
Of particular interest: Advice Section, Funding Sources
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Edanhorn/graduate.html

Graduate Student Survival Kit
Much of what you want and need to know about being a graduate student
Of particular interest: How to Be A Good Graduate Student
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/6007/Survival.htm

Gradview
More good information on succeeding as a graduate student
Of particular interest: GradView Coffee Shop Discussion Forum
http://www.gradview.com/index.html

The IE program
The IE program is committed to developing innovative, collaborative, and sustainable ways for universities to work with their communities to solve complex problems.
http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/development.html

Jobs in Higher Education - Academic360.com
Internet resources for the academic job hunter
Of particular interest: Faculty Positions by Institution and Discipline
http://www.academic360.com/

Preparing Future Faculty
National network on programs for the preparation for the full range of faculty roles subsumed by the terms teaching, research, and service.
Of particular interest: Links to Campus Based programs, Resources for Faculty and Graduates Students
http://www.preparing-faculty.org/

Survival in the Academy
Excellent, if slightly dated, advice on survival skills for graduate students
Of particular interest: Choosing a Graduate Advisor
http://dcslab.snu.ac.kr/~ilhwan/grad/survival/part1.9.html

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
Advice columns, news, and job listings in higher education
Of particular interest: Job Announcements, Job Market News, Beyond the Ivory Tower, Moving Up, Catalyst, Career Talk, Ms. Mentor
http://chronicle.merit.edu/jobs/

Academic Careers Online
Global academic job site to advertise job openings, find jobs or
post resumes in higher education and academia. Includes full and
part-time teaching, post doc and administrative jobs at colleges
and universities around the world. Applicants can for free search
current job openings, submit their resume and receive e-mails
informing them when matching job opportunities are listed.
http://www.AcademicCareers.com

My Last Semester as a Professor
blog posts by Naomi Rockler-Gladen
http://collegeuniversity.suite101.com/article.cfm/my_last_semester_as_a_professor

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The International Professors Project (IPP)
is a global network of Professors who have begun working as academic "citizens of the world on university campuses in the developing world.
http://www.internationalprofs.org/

National Science Foundation – Education – Faculty Development
Of particular interest: Over 100 on-line documents related to faculty development
http://www.nsf.gov

Other Faculty Development Sites
University of Florida faculty development index
Of particular interest: Links to dozens of faculty development sites in the U.S. and Canada
http://www.ce.ufl.edu/~cglag/fac_dev/OtherSites/othersites.htm

Survival in the Academy
Excellent, if slightly dated, advice on survival skills for graduate students
Of particular interest: The Assistant Professors Guide to The Galaxy
http://dcslab.snu.ac.kr/~ilhwan/grad/survival/part1.9.html

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Tomorrow's Teaching and Learning

A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
Describes more than 200 teaching techniques that faculty members have found to be effective in their courses at the University of California, Berkeley.
Of particular interest: Explaining clearly, encouraging class discussion, giving interesting assignments, and much more
http://uga.berkeley.edu/sled/compendium/

On-Line University Teaching Centers in the United States
Listing of all such centers by state
Of particular interest: Lots of practical ideas shared across disciplines
http://catsic.ucsc.edu/CTE/links.html

Selected Web Educational Resources for Teaching and Learning
Of particular interest: Perspectives on teaching, teaching strategies, instructional technologies, Integrating the web in your classroom, copyright issues.
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/loudoun/teachexl/links.htm

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
International research center for research and policy studies about teaching
Of particular interest: The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

The Stanford University Learning Laboratory
Projects and programs on the improvement of learning
Of particular interest: CREATE (Creating Research Examples Across the Teaching Enterprise)
http://sll.stanford.edu/index.shtml

Faculty Development Associates
Online Resources
http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html

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Tomorrow's Research

American Educational Research Association
Seeks to improve educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
Of particular interest: Resources for Researchers
http://www.aera.net/

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.
Of particular interest: ERIC database, world's largest source of education information.
http://www.accesseric.org/

Scholarly Societies Project
Links to hundreds of professional scholarly societies world-wide
Of particular interest: Advanced search engines, international listings by subject
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/webpages.html

TedJob.com
TedJob.com is a leading internet higher education job marketplace. It was designed to meet the unique recruitment requirement for universities, colleges, and other academic organizations. The post of job is free at promotion stage. After the promotion stage, only a very low fee will be charged. The post of PostDoc job is always free at this site. In addition, tedjob.com provides tools to fulfill the unique recruitment need for faculty or small research groups.
Of particular interest: Jobs in Academic Organizations
http://www.tedjob.com/