Interested in Working at a Small Liberal Arts College? A Mentoring Session for Early Career Scholars

AHA Session 58
Saturday, January 4, 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Concourse G (New York Hilton, Concourse Level)
Chair:
Jessica Lynne Pearson, Macalester College
This session welcomes early-career scholars and others on the job market who are interested in careers at Small Liberal Arts Colleges (SLACs) to join in a relaxed and open conversation with current faculty. We’ll explore what makes working at a SLAC unique and offer advice for job seekers on how to tailor their application materials and prepare for interviews and campus visits at these student-centered institutions.

Session Abstract

This session welcomes early-career scholars and other folks on the job market who are interested in careers at Small Liberal Arts Colleges (SLACs) to join in a relaxed and open conversation with current SLAC faculty. We’ll explore what makes working at a SLAC unique and offer advice for job-seekers thinking about how they might frame their teaching, research, and service experiences for a SLAC context. We’ll also talk about how job-seekers can tailor their application materials and prepare for interviews and campus visits at these student-centered institutions. Sponsored by the AHA’s Working Group on Small Liberal Arts Colleges.
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