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Well, I would imagine that they wouldn't register for the seminar if they had not interest in become faculty. Given that this list is called "Lib/Info Sci Education Forum" and that most of said education is provided by academic faculty members who were once doctoral students, I don't see why it wouldn't be appropriate. LIS education -- and higher education in general -- is not served by a succession of tenure-track faculty members who fail to advance to tenure because they did not understand what was expected of them until too late in the game. Doctoral students who are considering a career as tenured faculty should understand what that means early in their program, so that they can decide whether it really is for them, and structure their program accordingly. Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science Louisiana State University 275 Coates Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225)578-1461 Fax: (225)578-4581 [log in to unmask] Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? --T.S. Eliot, "Choruses from The Rock" ________________________________ From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum on behalf of Sue Easun Sent: Tue 1/19/2010 11:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: On learning about how to be a faculty member > I highlighted Richard Cox's doctoral seminar at Pitt because of its > focus on preparing doctoral students > for their futures as faculty members. Not just asLIS faculty > members, but faculty members generally. But what of students who aren't planning to become faculty members? or who don't get to be faculty members? Nothing against Richard's course, or any of the others discussed, just wondering whether the list feels such situations should be addressed. Sue Sue Easun, Ph.D. Principal and Editorge Second Hand Knowledge