The Essential College Professor is about the "how" and "why"of being a faculty member today. Based on the author's series ofhighly successful faculty development workshops, each chapter dealsconcisely with the most important information college professorsneed at their fingertips when confronted by a particular challengeor faced with an exciting opportunity. Written both as acomprehensive guide to an academic career and as a ready referenceto be consulted whenever needed, The Essential College Professoremphasizes proven solutions over untested theories and stresseswhat faculty members have to know now in order to be successful intheir careers. Each chapter is concluded by a short exercise that faculty memberscan perform to help them, for instance, completely revise a courseby restructuring the syllabus and course materials, bring new lifeto a research project by reframing it as a book proposal or grantapplication, and so on.