Analyses the career stage challenges these faculty members must overcome, such as a lack of preparation for teaching, limited access to resources and mentors, and changing expectations for excellence in teaching, research, and service to become academic leaders in their discipline and at these distinctive institutions.

CONTENTS
Foreword
Life at a Small Liberal Arts College
by Michael Reder

Note on the Text
Introduction
Developing Faculty Members in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Aligning Individual Needs
with Organizational Goals

PART ONE
Contexts of Academic Work in Liberal
Arts Colleges: Inside Institutions and Departments
1 Institutional Structures, Support, and Evaluation
2 Academic Departments

PART TWO
Understanding Faculty Members:
What They Do and What They Need
3 A Holistic View of Faculty Work
Lives in Liberal Arts Colleges
4 Aligning Faculty Needs with Institutional Priorities
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PART THREE
Aligning Resources: Supporting
Faculty Members and Academic Work
5 Mentoring and Key Relationships
6 Trends and Exemplars

PART FOUR
At the Intersection: A Space for
Innovation and Competitive Advantage
7 The Alignment Framework for Faculty
Development in Liberal Arts Colleges

Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
References
Index