A Toolkit for Mid-Career Academics

Cultivating Career Advancement

Vicki L Baker editor Laura Gail Lunsford editor Aimee LaPointe Terosky editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th Apr '24

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Mid-career faculty are the backbone of the college and university workforce and represent the largest population of faculty in the academy, yet they face myriad challenges that hinder career satisfaction and advancement.

This book offers action-oriented tools to engage (or re-engage) mid-career programming at the individual faculty, institutional, consortial, and grant-funded levels. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners engaged in research and practice, this edited volume offers solutions to two driving questions faced by mid-career faculty: “what’s next" and “how to navigate.” This focus on both what and how highlights critical issues and challenges associated with mid-career coupled with specific tools and strategies to successfully navigate from diverse stakeholder perspectives. Jargon-free and rich with stories from the field, each chapter can serve as a stand-alone resource, be read in order as presented, or be read non-sequentially based on the reader’s specific needs.

Mid-career faculty, including non-tenure-track and community college academics, will welcome the resources, tools, and strategies featured throughout this book, the “pocket professional development mentor” to help create more inclusive and equitable programming at multiple levels.

This volume provides a wealth of practice-based tools for mid-career faculty and for those who support them. It’s like learning from the most generous and experienced colleagues you could hope to meet. Dr. Christel Lutz, Director of Education, University College Utrecht; Principal Fellow, Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning, Utrecht University.

This book is thoughtfully situated and relevant to the unique dilemmas, opportunities, and challenges of “midcareer” faculty. Readers will benefit not only from the actionable recommendations offered but also the programmatic inspiration and institutional examples shared. Dr. Jennifer Ng, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, The University of Kansas

The coverage of topics in this book provides faculty, campus leaders, and faculty developers with ready to use information and materials to support mid-career faculty. Readers will find resources for immediate implementation, and importantly, mid-career faculty will find ways to ignite their passion in building their career pathway forward.Dr. Pamela L. Eddy, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development and Professor, Higher Education, William & Mary

Building Your Mid-Career Academic Toolkit: Cultivating Career Advancement is a timely and resourceful volume as mid-career faculty face a continually challenging academic environment. The book offers evidence-based strategies grounded in equity principles to navigate the mid-career stage that are useful for all stakeholders including faculty, faculty developers, and administrators.
Dr.Rita Kumar, Professor of English, Former Executive Director of Faculty Enrichment Center, University of Cincinnati, and Co-editor, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching

ISBN: 9781032550237

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

246 pages