ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section 1|62 pages
Faculty Skill Development
chapter Chapter 1|10 pages
Demystifying Grants
chapter Chapter 2|12 pages
Faculty Re-Engagement
chapter Chapter 3|12 pages
Critical Considerations at Mid-Career
chapter Chapter 4|12 pages
Effective Mentoring Conversations with Faculty
chapter Chapter 5|12 pages
Safeguarding Space
part Section 2|61 pages
Institutional Programming
chapter Chapter 6|13 pages
What's Next? Charting Your Path
chapter Chapter 8|12 pages
Assessing and Supporting the Needs of Mid-Career Faculty
chapter Chapter 10|11 pages
Meeting Them Where They Are
part Section 3|47 pages
Consortial and Professional Association Programming
chapter Chapter 11|11 pages
Leveraging a Consortial Approach for Mid-Career Faculty Learning Communities
chapter Chapter 12|10 pages
YÖMEGA
chapter Chapter 13|11 pages
Data-Informed Community College Teaching and Learning Hubs in North Carolina
chapter Chapter 14|11 pages
Fostering a Mid-Career Community
part Section 4|49 pages
Grant-Funded Initiatives
chapter Chapter 16|11 pages
Building an Infrastructure for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement
chapter Chapter 17|12 pages
Mid-Career but New to the Academy
chapter Chapter 18|11 pages
Using Humanities-Based Grants to Leverage Resources, Acquire New Skills, and Expand Networks
part Section 5|12 pages
Conclusion