Academic Labor Beyond the College Classroom

Holly Hassel is Professor of English at North Dakota State University, USA.Kirsti Cole is Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Literature at Minnesota State University, USA.

"What this book illustrates is that we need not—and should not—look to others to make it right, to make a difference. The chapters that follow evidence the many ways in which rank-and-file faculty have drawn on their expertise, their colleagues as partners, their concern for the institution, and their values rooted in equity to make a difference."From the Foreword by Nancy L. Chick, Director, Endeavor Center for Faculty Development, Rollins College"Academic Labor beyond the College Classroom calls for fundamental change in higher education. While some of the chapters describe instances of institutional reorganization, it’s pretty clear that physical change of that sort is no more than moving around the deck chairs, as higher education—and our values as members of the academic community—hurtle toward the iceberg. The essential moves called for in this book are deep changes in teaching, learning, and in the very definition of academic work, necessitated by new ways of knowing."From the Afterword by Elaine P. Maimon, Ph.D., President, Governors State University"This book might be most inspirational as a guide to slow but useful tactics for increasing equity in academia. Social change makers and coalition builders within the university might find help here in thinking about ways to make change within their spheres. The authors also address groups that are historically left out, including un>documented students and workers, women, and transgender students."-Nicole Braun, RGWS: A Feminist Review

• Foreword Nancy ChickChapter 1: Introduction: Effecting Change through Service Activism: Redefining Faculty Work in Contemporary Higher EducationHolly Hassel and Kirsti ColePart I: Looking Inward: Building Capacity Chapter 2: Cultivating Teacher-Scholars at a Teaching-Intensive UniversityJ. Michael Rifenburg, Rebecca Johnston, Laura Ng, and Mary CarneyChapter 3: Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Reflections on Student Feedback Gwen Gorzelsky, Matthew S. Hickey, Zinta S. Byrne, Jennifer Todd, Tonya Buchan, Karen Falkenberg, Debora A. Colbert, and Paula RodriguezChapter 4: Visible Allies and Muslim InclusionLamiyah BahrainwalaChapter 5: Continuous Improvement to Achieve Faculty Career EquitySonia Goltz, Patty Sotirin, Adrienne Minerick, Audrey Mayer, and Andrew StorerPart II: Looking Forward: Building Equity Chapter 6: Better Living through Policy: Feminist Shared Governance and Equitable EvaluationJessica Van Slooten, Joanne Baird Giordano, and Holly Hassel Chapter 7: United Against Sexual Harassment: Building Alliances Between Unions and Sexual Misconduct Victim AdvocatesErin Hurt and Seth KahnChapter 8: Making Space for New Communities: Trans Students at Women’s CollegesEli Erlick Chapter 9: Supporting Undocumented Students and Workers on Campus: Lessons from A New Jersey Experiment Fanny Lauby and Emma Heaney Part III: Looking Outward: Building Community Chapter 10: SoTL and the Gendered Division of Labor on Our Campuses: A Case for More Equity and Change in Professional ValuesValerie Barske, Ekaterina Levintova, Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier, and Darci Thoune Chapter 11: Transformative Change on Miami University’s Regional CampusesCathy Bishop-Clark, Moira E. Casey, Marianne Cotugno, and Whitney Womack SmithChapter 12: Building an "Old Girls" Network in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsErin Winterrowd, Jennifer E. Mihalick, Travis Brace, Maame Esi Coleman, Ashley Lyons, and Alexa Jayne Chapter 13: Unions’ New Role, Grassroots Leadership in Higher Education: Reflections on a Midwest Public University in CrisisNerissa NelsonAfterword: Elaine MaimonContributor Biographies