Preliminary Material / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock -- A New Walk / Lesley Wheeler -- Step Out of the Box / Michelle Durán-Ruiz -- Ten Tapas for a Career in the Humanities / Sheri Spaine Long and Jean W. Leloup -- The Generalist / Paul Hanstedt -- Humans and the Humanities in the Market Era / Mónica González García -- Marketing The Unmarketable / Katherine K. O’Sullivan -- Top Tips for Humanities Professionals from Humanities Professionals / Ellen Mayock and Karla P. Zepeda -- The Sanity Project / Michael F. Mcclure -- Transitioning from Secondary to Higher Ed / Mary Ann Dellinger -- Valuing Governance / Beatriz Trigo -- Halfway Up or Halfway Down / Elizabeth Kuebler-Wolf -- Finding Fulfilment through Self, Purpose and Community / Christa Bucklin -- Interview with Legal Counsel Mark E. GiaQuinta / Karla P. Zepeda -- About the Contributors / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock -- Index / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock.

As has been abundantly documented in the popular and academic press, the humanities are facing challenging times marked by national debate regarding the importance of the humanities in higher education, program and budget cuts, and an ever-decreasing number of tenure-track jobs. In addition, the humanities face quite literally a quantification of their value as the Academy adopts a more corporate mindset. This volume provides advice to professionals in the humanities on how to forge a useful, compelling, and productive career. The book’s 13 chapters address professional approaches to developing and maintaining an active research agenda, fomenting the ideals of the teacher-scholar model, managing the service demands within and outside the college or university, and navigating institutional politics. The collection offers practical and theoretical approaches to higher education, personal anecdotes, intelligent advice, and interviews with colleagues in the humanities. Specific themes addressed include the transition from graduate student to humanities professional, diverging from prescribed paths, the humanities professor as creative writer, moving from secondary to post-secondary education, humanities in an international, market-based context, and participation in governance structures. Cover photograph ‘Silent Flutes’ by Adilia D. Ortega.

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