The 2022 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Handbook is a tool to advance the cultural transformation of the largest system of public higher education and one of the largest employers in California. The updated handbook is the cumulative effort of decades of courageous and intentional leadership to ensure equitable student educational opportunity…

While the academic job market continues to be strong for social work doctoral graduates relative to graduates of other fields, there has been relatively little guidance for students and their mentors on how to prepare for and obtain these positions. Research in doctoral education across disciplines shows that students need help transitioning from…

Do you want to go to graduate school? Then you're in good company: nearly 80,000 students will begin pursuing a PhD this year alone. But while almost all of new PhD students say they want to work in academia, most are destined for disappointment. The hard truth is that half will quit or fail to get their degree, and most graduates will never find…

Public Agenda's Choicework Discussion Starters support dialogue and deliberation on a wide variety of issues. They have been used in thousands of community conversations, discussion groups and classrooms and by journalists, researchers, policymakers, community leaders, and individuals looking to better understand and discuss solutions to a variety…

Analyzes faculty employment vacancies listed in the ATA "Placement Bulletin" from June 1984 through May 1985. (PD)

Legal requirements and lawsuits have become an established part of the U.S. higher education. This book was written to help faculty and administrators navigate critical legal issues pertaining to faculty activities and avoid potential legal pitfalls. The chapters are: (1) The Lay of the Land; (2) Scholarship; (3) In the Classroom; (4) Faculty as…

Graduate students face a myriad of tasks as they prepare to enter the academic job market. Tips on how to complete a successful job search--from advice about preparing application materials and finding available positions to knowledge about what to expect during the interview--are provided in this paper. It opens with a discussion of applicant…

This paper questions the assumption that junior faculty should write grant proposals and administer grants. It notes some pitfalls related to engaging in grantsmanship as a new faculty member. It then offers suggestions on grant proposal development, including have a positive attitude, manage time carefully, emphasize quality, and consider the…

In partial response to a recent best-seller decrying the so-called "ProfScam" scenario whereby professors downgrade undergraduate teaching in favor of often irrelevant research, the paper offers guidance to accounting faculty seeking to undertake meaningful publishable research. Recommendations are given for four stages in the research process:…

This guidebook is designed as a resource for those in the higher education community who want to conduct analyses of bias in faculty salaries or to understand and interpret the results of studies presented to them. This edition will help readers detect gender and face bias in current rank, select a salary-equity consultant, understand different…

Communication consulting is one way academicians can help businesses to improve their employees' communication skills. Benefits teachers can derive from "academic" consulting include (1) experience that can supplement classroom materials, (2) opportunities for research in "real" settings, (3) additional income, and (4) personal…

This handbook provides specific advice on all aspects of job-seeking in an increasingly tight academic market, from the timetable for the application process through seeking tenure. New material in this edition provides more information for candidates in scientific and technical fields and more advice for those applying to technical and community…

Traces the development of the law in the area of court litigation involving charges of sex discrimination in tenure decisions at colleges and universities. Points out the weaknesses and deficiencies of court responses to discrimination claims by women professors. Suggests guidelines to resolve these disputes and proposes solutions for eradicating…

Suggestions are given for enriching the jobs of college faculty and enhancing the intrinsic value of teaching, including providing opportunities for research and publication, improving collegiality, enhancing interdisciplinary communication, and giving teachers latitude in what they teach. (MSE)

Practical advice is offered, in tongue-in-cheek style, for law graduates seeking law teaching positions for the first time through the annual Association of American Law Schools' faculty recruitment conference. The applicant is guided through completion of the registration form, behavior at the conference itself, and interview techniques. (MSE)