Higher Education Careers Beyond the Professoriate is one of the first collections to explore Ph D career versatility within higher education. The twenty-three contributors represent diverse disciplines, institution types, professional roles, and intersectional identities. Each thoughtful and personal essay explores firsthand what it means to remain in higher education, yet not in the traditional role of a professor. Topics include establishing new career paradigms, well-being and work-life balance, blended roles and identities, and professional work around advocacy and inclusion. Unifying the essays is the idea that career diversity is intertwined with other diversity discourse, yielding a broad-based but critical examination of careers in higher education administration.
Though the doctoral landscape continues to change, a self-determined, values-driven attitude remains essential. This book offers powerful insight into cultural and structural barriers that inhibit institutional transformation and obscure the real range of Ph D futures. Frank about both challenges and opportunities, these essays reveal how letting go of “track” thinking opens a constellation of possibilities and many paths to meaningful work and a fulfilling life.
Table of Content
Foreword, by Natalie Lundsteen
Introduction: Navigating Disruption, Redefining Success, by Karen Cardozo, Katherine Kearns, and Shannan Palma
PART 1: CREATING, FINDING, AND OPENING CAREER DOORS
1 Let’s Stop Saying “Career Path”: Meandering Through a Career in Academia, by David A. Mc Donald
2 “This Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be”: Building New Identities and Skills in the Academy, by Heather Dwyer and Katharine P. Walsh
3 Getting from Here to There: Navigating Career Crossroads as a Black Woman Scientist, by Diedra M. Wrighting
4 Contingencies and Possibilities, by Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli
PART 2: INTER/DISCIPLINARY TRANSFER
5 Applied Humanities at Work in STEM Graduate Education, by Jessica A. Hutchins
6 From Humanities Tenure Track to Medical School Communications, by Leigh Tillman Partington
7 Ph Ds Going Rogue: From the Bench to the Library and Beyond, by Stacey E. Wahl and Carrie L. Iwema
8 Finding Neverland: From Chimpanzee Research to Career Services, by Sarah K. Barks
PART 3: CRAFTING BLENDED POSITIONS AND IDENTITIES
9 Embracing Both/And: Reflections from a Boundary-Spanning Pracademic, by Barbara Jacoby
10 On Our Own Terms: Becoming an Independent Researcher and Writer, by Lee Skallerup Bessette
11 Ambivalent in a Good Way: On Both Staying In and Leaving Academia, by Clare Forstie
12 From Stuck to Satisfied: Creating a Joyful, Balanced Life, by Kristine Lodge
PART 4: CENTERING PERSONAL VALUES, CULTIVATING WORK–LIFE FULFILLMENT
13 Finding Your Place, Finding Your Voice, by Alexis Boyer
14 Well-Being as a Guiding Light Toward a Fulfilling Career, by Kristine M. Sikora
15 Embracing Uncertainty: Following My Values Toward a Career in Faculty Development, by Ryan Rideau
PART 5: NAVIGATING INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND CULTURES
16 Horizontal Mentoring: The Positive Impact of a Diverse Graduate Student Professional Development Community, by Marisella Rodriguez and Sarah Silverman
17 When One Door Closes, Another Door . . . Also Closes: The Rewards and Challenges of Work in
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, by Jacob Mc Williams
18 Cultivating Community as an Administrator, by Sarah Chobot Hokanson
19 Queering Careers: LGBTQ+ Advocacy on Campus and Beyond, by Kimberly Creasap and Dorian Rhea Debussy
Afterword: Fostering Career Versatility in Ph D Education, by Trevor M. Verrot
Appendix A. Ph D Characteristics of Essay Contributors
Appendix B. Current Employment Characteristics of Essay Contributors
Appendix C. Personal Identities of Essay Contributors
Annotated Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Shannan Palma is co-executive director of the Autistic Self-Reliance Support Network and vice president of continuing education for HER Academy. She earned her Ph D in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from Emory University. Her research has been published in Marvels & Tales: The Journal of Fairy-tale Studies and various edited volumes. She has appeared on numerous panels advising graduate students on industry and higher education careers beyond the professoriate.
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