«“[E]ven experienced academics and senior scholars will find many sections of this book thought provoking and engaging. , , , [T]he editors have done an admirable job of carefully crafting a revised edition that reflects the trends and changes in higher education. . . . Many misconceptions about the profession and about what professors do could be avoided were graduate programs to give each student a copy of this book. The book should also be on the shelves of college and university libraries of all sizes. While it is sometimes said that there is no one busier than a first-year faculty member, this is one book that just such a person will find hard to put down.”»

Grant U. Rich, Academe