What do we mean by mid-career?
For the purposes of this reading group, mid-career is defined as teaching faculty of any rank and appointment type who are between these two milestones: about seven years after receiving a terminal degree and about ten years before retirement.
When will we meet?
This group will meet approximately six times during the academic year. Once the group is formed, we will find days and times when everyone is available to get together.
How do I sign up?
Click here to fill out the interest form by September 5!
What will we discuss?
Some possible discussion topics include:
- Keeping your approaches to teaching effective for students and interesting to you
- Prioritizing scholarly/artistic projects and professional obligations that you find meaningful
- Balancing on-campus commitments with other aspects of work and life
- Adapting to new technologies in the classroom (i.e. AI).
What will we read?
Some possible readings include:
- Baker, Vicki L. Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-Envision Mid-Career. New York: Routledge, 2022. Access e-book through the library here.
- Baker, Vicki L., Aimee L. Terosky, and Laura G. Lunsford, eds. A Toolkit for Mid-Career Academics: Cultivating Career Advancement. New York, NY: Routledge, 2024. Access e-book through the library here.
- Black, Alison and Rachael Dwyer, eds. Reimagining the Academy: ShiFting Towards Kindness, Connection, and an Ethics of Care. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. Access e-book through the library here.
- Fitzpatrick, Kathleen. Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. Access e-book through the library here.
- Pope-Ruark, Rebecca. Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. Access e-book through the library here.