Look before you leap: making the transition from administration to faculty

Martin, Quincy

doi:10.1080/1360144x.2020.1795665

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“…What is less common are studies that document the transition experiences of student affairs faculty members. Although Martin (2021) provided a reflection on practice based on their experience transitioning from a senior student affairs position to a faculty position in a student affairs graduate program, there was only a brief narrative shared that explicated the nuances of this author’s specific transition. Martin’s (2021) article extended Firmin’s (2008) list of addictions and developmental tasks by offering advice to assist former administrators who needed to reengage in the tasks associated with resuming their roles as faculty (i.e., teaching, research, and service).…”

Section: Higher Education Administrator-to-academic Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embodying Black feminist epistemology to make green grass grow: The transition from administrator to academic for a Black woman in student affairs.

West¹

2022

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This Scholarly Personal Narrative (SPN) builds on McCluskey-Titus and Cawthon's (2004) use of the "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" metaphor to explore the experiences of a Black American woman faculty member transitioning from her role as a student affairs administrator to a full-time, tenure-earning faculty member. Specifically, I recount how my positionality as a Black feminist scholarpracademic was essential in successfully navigating the administrator-to-academic transition from one predominantly white institution (PWI) to another. Derived from a deductive thematic analysis grounded in Collins' (2000) Black feminist epistemology and relying on metaphors related to greener grass, I present several narratives that illuminate my experiences transitioning from administrator to academic and offer strategies that may be useful to Black women considering or in the midst similar transitions.

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Section: Higher Education Administrator-to-academic Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embodying Black feminist epistemology to make green grass grow: The transition from administrator to academic for a Black woman in student affairs.

West¹

2022

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…There are resources available to support faculty's leadership and professional development as administrators (Buller, 2012(Buller, , 2015Martin & Samels, 2015). However, less is written about the experiences of administrators becoming faculty (Bosetti et al, 2008;Groen & Kawalilak, 2014, Perry et al, 2019, and much of that is autobiographical (Bosetti et al, 2008;Firmin, 2008;Patterson, 2019;Quincy, 2021;Willis, 2010).…”

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How Dark Is It? From Administration to Faculty

Leary

Pardy²

2023

CJHE

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Crossing over to the dark side is a popular reference to someone’s decision to leave the supposed “good, pure, and honest” side of something to go to its “bad, evil, and suspicious” side. This idiom is typically used when an administrator moves into a faculty position or vice versa. While there is a plethora of literature on the challenges new scholars face as they enter the academy, less is knownabout the lived experience of moving from being an administrator to faculty member. One might assume the move is straightforward; our own experiences, however, suggest otherwise. This study explores the transition experiences of seven Canadian higher education administrators to faculty positions. Participants shared common experiences and perspectives on the differences between the roles, all of which are exacerbated by the distrust between the two sides. Findings offer further understanding of the nuances and misconceptions held by both parties and propose areas for further research.

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“…With limited scholarship on this transition (Kniess et al, 2017;McCluskey-Titus & Cawthon, 2004), there is even less literature for scholars of color who make this professional shift (Guillaume et al, 2020). In addition to racism, sexism, and other forms of systemic and individual instances of oppression that scholars of color must navigate, administrators of color who make the transition to faculty frequently experience a loss of community fostered in student affairs spaces (Boettcher et al, 2019), encounter difficulties establishing a research agenda (Martin, 2021), and struggle to establish an identity as a faculty member (Kniess et al, 2017). Guillaume et al (2020) discovered work-life balance and maintaining relationships were critical in their transitions from student affairs administrators to turned faculty members as scholars of color.…”

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Returning home: Reflections on cultural capital cultivated for Black men faculty through multicultural affairs work.

Wallace,

Ford

2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This qualitative study examines the cultural capital that two Black men faculty members cultivated during their time as multicultural affairs professionals (MAPs) in higher education. Using a nkwaethnographical approach, the authors reflect on the forms of capital they nurtured as MAPs, how that capital aided in their transition to faculty roles, and how forms of cultural capital continue to sustain them as first-year faculty members. We conclude with considerations for higher education professionals, and other policy and practice stakeholders, working with MAPs interested in transitioning to faculty roles.

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Look before you leap: making the transition from administration to faculty

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Embodying Black feminist epistemology to make green grass grow: The transition from administrator to academic for a Black woman in student affairs.

Embodying Black feminist epistemology to make green grass grow: The transition from administrator to academic for a Black woman in student affairs.

How Dark Is It? From Administration to Faculty

Returning home: Reflections on cultural capital cultivated for Black men faculty through multicultural affairs work.

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