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      Beginning a Career in Academia
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      A Guide for Graduate Students of Color

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      Beginning a Career in Academia book

      A Guide for Graduate Students of Color
      Edited ByDwayne A. Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle Madsen Camacho
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2014
      eBook Published 3 December 2014
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315768540
      Pages 220
      eBook ISBN 9781315768540
      Subjects Education, Humanities
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      Mack, D.A., Watson, E., & Camacho, M.M. (Eds.). (2014). Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315768540

      ABSTRACT

      This practical guide prepares graduate students of color for their first job in academia and offers strategies for succeeding in the early years of a tenure-track position. Through the voices of faculty who have experienced the rigors of the job search and a career in academia, Beginning a Career in Academia offers advice for graduate students of color on how to transition from graduate school to an academic position. This inclusive volume shares perspectives that vary based on gender, racial, ethnic, generational, and disciplinary backgrounds, giving readers an opportunity to reflect on successful strategies for career readiness and for dealing with marginalization. The authors provide recommendations and tips to enhance the job search, identify campus fit, prepare for the interview and negotiation process, address dynamics of of racial and gender politics, find work-life balance, and demystify the promotion and tenure process. This must-read provides candid advice and mentorship for any graduate students of color embarking on a carreer in academe.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|12 pages

      Introduction

      ByDwayne A. Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle Madsen Camacho

      part |2 pages

      PART I Practical Advice for Finding Success in the Academic Job Market

      chapter 2|13 pages

      The Pitfalls and Pleasures of the Academic Job Market

      ByMichelle Madsen Camacho

      chapter 3|11 pages

      Navigating Professional Conferences: Essential and Effective Job Seeking Strategies

      ByNadine Finigan-Carr, Natasha A. Brown

      chapter 4|13 pages

      On the Phone, On Campus, On the Market: Demystifying the Academic Interview Process

      ByGreg Prieto

      chapter 5|11 pages

      When Race and Ethnicity Show Up in the Interview: Identifying Search Committee Expectations of Token Hires During the Interview Process

      ByFawn-Amber Montoya, Jared A. Montoya

      chapter 6|10 pages

      Negotiating a Job Offer in Academia: ‘Lean In’ or Lay Low?

      ByRebecca Martínez

      chapter 7|14 pages

      Transitioning Strategies From Graduate School to Early Career Faculty

      ByTom Otieno

      part |2 pages

      PART II Identity, Fit, Collegiality, and Secrets for Thriving in the Ivory Tower

      chapter 8|12 pages

      Future Academics of Color in Dialogue: A Candid Q&A on Adjusting to the Cultural, Social, and Professional Rigor of Academia

      ByMiroslava Chávez-García, Mayra Avitia, Jorge N. Leal

      chapter 9|9 pages

      Mentoring Junior Faculty of Color: Succeeding at Historically White Colleges and Universities

      ByTorin Dru Alexander

      chapter 10|10 pages

      15 Missteps That Can Derail Faculty Early in a Career: What Graduate Students Need to Know About the Push and Pull of Academia

      ByElwood Watson

      chapter 11|15 pages

      Staying Awake and Walking All Night: First Generation, Working Class, and Multiracial Latina/o Immigrants Building a Compass to Navigate Academia

      ByNayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Hector Y. Adames

      part |2 pages

      PART III Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Transitioning From Graduate School to the Classroom

      chapter 12|10 pages

      LGBTQ Faculty of Color In and Out of the Classroom: Unhinging the Closet Door

      ByEnrique Morales-Díaz

      chapter 13|13 pages

      Transitions to Academic Life for Women of Color: Still Waiting to Exhale

      ByLinda A. Alexander

      chapter 14|10 pages

      Developing Your Teaching Craft: Observations From the Classroom

      ByDerrick R. Brooms

      chapter 15|10 pages

      Practical Strategies for Achieving a Work-Life Balance: Fired Up? Ready to Go!

      ByDwayne A. Mack

      chapter 16|13 pages

      If At First You Don’t Succeed: Motivation for Finding the Best Institutional Fit

      BySandra E. Weissinger
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