The 4th (Revised and Updated) Edition of The Academic’s Handbook
Co-edited by Lori Flores & Jocelyn Olcott
Duke University Press, 2020
Read the Table of Contents and Introduction here!
This completely new version of The Academic’s Handbook offers helpful advice to academics at every career stage from entering the job market, through one’s first job and (for those on this track) the process of getting tenure, and then onto negotiating the challenges of accepting leadership and administrative roles at their institutions. Gathering the wisdom of diverse scholars from many disciplines, it addresses research and scholarship, student and public engagement, service and mentorship, and the importance of valuing one’s intellectual promise, labor, time, and personal wellness.
This handbook frankly addresses how academia has changed--a more competitive and uncertain job market has led to widespread precarity, and institutions of higher learning are becoming increasingly corporatized. Among other topics, this edition tackles debates around technology, social media, and free speech in classrooms and wider campus communities; successful publishing and grant-writing; the need for attention to multiple kinds of diversity; and how to balance work and personal responsibilities. A passionate and compassionate volume, this book demystifies life in the academic profession.