Considering a Career Beyond the Academy

During the last two years, the academy has seen a significant exodus of faculty and staff who are moving not just to different institutions, but out of the academy altogether, driven by burnoutdisillusionment and demoralization. In fact, a recent study found that a 55 percent of faculty—including more than a third of tenured faculty—are considering leaving.
By Alissa Clark
Alissa Clark Graduate Student Program Director