For the Love of Teaching: Experiences of Undergraduate Liberal Arts College Faculty
From Anita Borg Institute Wiki
Faculty at liberal arts colleges face unique opportunities and challenges that differ from those of the research-oriented universities where most candidates earn their Ph.Ds. Many women are not fully aware of this career opportunity. We will discuss the differences between teaching at a liberal arts college and a research-oriented institution, how to prepare for and obtain a liberal arts faculty position, and how to have a happy and successful career.
Panelists
- Valerie Barr, Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department, Union College
- Andrea Danyluk, Acting Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Computer Science at Williams College
- Andrea Lawrence, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Spelman College
- Catherine McGeoch, Beitzel Professor of Technology and Society, and Chair of Computer Science, Amherst College
- Tia Newhall, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, Swarthmore College
- Ann Smith, Associate Professor and Chair, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Ellen Spertus, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Mills College
- Ellen Walker, Professor of Computer Science, Hiram College
Presentation Slides
Resources
- CS Job resources wiki maintained by the Computer and Information Sciences Graduate Student Association at the University of Delaware
- Baccalaureate Origins of S&E Doctorate Recipients NSF Report on the role that undergraduate colleges play in producing future science and engineering PhD's. The short version: undergraduate schools produce more future S&E PhDs per bachelor degree than any other type of institution.
- Tips for a Massive Academic Job Search by Ellen Spertus
- How to Get a Teaching Job at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution by A. Malcolm Campbell, published by The American Society for Cell Biology
- The Liberal Arts Computer Science Consortium group of 16 high-quality liberal arts colleges that has published a Computer Science curriculum for Liberal Arts Colleges
- Getting Tenure comprehensive website from Carleton College Geoscience Department with high-quality advice about the tenure process
