Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Making the Recruitment and Selection of New Faculty. 1. Organizing the search for a new faculty member -- 2. Negotiating the job offer -- 3. Providing information before and upon arrival -- Part II. Developing New Faculty in the First Year. 4. Addressing professional/institutional questions -- 5. Planning an effective departmental orientation -- 6. Orienting new faculty to teaching -- 7. Addressing service concerns -- 8. Developing full-year orientation programs -- Part III. Developing Faculty Beyond the First Year. 9. Creating mentoring relationships -- 10. Demystifying the promotion and tenure process -- 11. Developing productive researchers and effective teachers -- 12. Monitoring service obligations -- 13. Explaining evaluation procedures -- 14. Monitoring service obligations -- 15. Explaining evaluation procedures.