To be an university professor today. A book to update university professors and the retraining of professionals into professors

This article reports the research conducted in the School of Educcition at the University of Antioquia, concerning the problemic question about university professors teacher training process during the years 2007-2008, which presented a final report published as a book under the titled: "Being an university professor today". The article identifies the problem, the methodology and objectivies, us well as a summary with the final results regarding the need for the convertion of the university professor today. Similarly it also shows the way the publication is divided into two parts: The first part refers to the importance of a social pedagogy and its recognition as a humanistic and holistic philosophy for the university professor. The second part, identifies the work as a professional in its dual condition of a university professor and a professional in a specific area of knowledge. Gutideliness are offered for the transition of an academic performance profile to a holistic performance profile for the university professors and the professionals.