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

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

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

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

$85.84

by Dwayne A. Mack (Editor), Elwood Watson (Editor), Michelle Madsen Camacho (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

Dwayne A. Mack is Associate Professor of History and Carter G. Woodson Chair of African American History at Berea College.

Elwood Watson is Professor of History, African American Studies and Gender Studies at East Tennessee State University.

Michelle Madsen Camacho is Professor of Sociology and affiliated faculty with the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of San Diego.

Number of Pages: 204
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 08, 2014

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