Faculty Retirement: Best Practices for Navigating the Transition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Foreword Lotte Bailyn, Professor of Management, Emerita, & Professor of Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management Preface Kathleen Christensen, Program Officer, Working Longer Program, Alfred P. Sloan FoundationPart One: Setting the Context1) Redefining Faculty Retirement Lauren J. Duranleau and Jean M. McLaughlin, American Council on Education2) Supporting the Culminating Stages of Faculty Careers Lauren J. Duranleau and Jean M. McLaughlin, American Council on EducationPart Two: The Psychosocial Aspects of the Culminating Stages of Faculty Careers3) Beyond the Horizon: Helping Faculty Navigate the Retirement Transition in a Small Liberal Arts Setting Samantha Roy and Andrea Chapdelaine, Albright College 4) Understanding Retirement from a Developmental PerspectiveThe Case of Mount Holyoke College Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Rutgers, The State University ofNew Jersey, and Lynn Pasquerella, Mount Holyoke College5) Working in Community: Flexible Programming to Support Fulfilling Postretirement Careers -- Nathan D. Grawe, Carleton College Part Three: Institutional Structures That Support the Culminating Stages of Faculty Careers6) Planning a Graceful Exit to Retirement and Beyond: The San Jose State University Way -- Amy Strage and Joan Merdinger, San Jose State University7) Developing a Legacy -- Janette Brown, University of Southern California8) Phasing into Retirement -- Vicki Lafarge, Bentley University9) Starting a Retirement Association at a Small Liberal Arts College Terence E. Diggory and Susan A. Kress, Skidmore CollegePart Four: Senior and Emeriti Faculty Contributions to Local Communities10) Emeriti/ae Faculty as a Valuable Institutional Resource Mary Lefkowitz & Kathryn Lynch, Wellesley College11) Leveraging the Talents of Faculty Members to Create an Engaged Retirement Ecoystem at the University of Baltimore Laura Koppes Bryan, Margarita M. Cardona, Dennis Pitta, and Beverly Schneller, University of Baltimore12) Collaborations With the Community -- Katherine Haldeman, George Mason UniversityPart Five: Tapping into the Bigger Picture: Missions, Systems, & National Associations 13) Working Within Your Institutional Mission -- Mary Kochlefl, Xavier University 14) Retirement at the Frontier: Challenges and Benefits of Being in State Systems -- Binnie Singh and Maureen L. Stanton, University of California-Davis 15) Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education -- Sue Barnes and Janette Brown, Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher EducationPart Six: Challenges and Opportunities of Implementation16) University of Washington Retirement Transition Options for Tenured Faculty Members Cheryl A. Cameron and Rhonda Forman, University of Washington17) Development of a New Retirement Program at Princeton Joan Girgus and Sandra Johnson, Princeton University18) Retirement Programs and Plans at Georgia Tech: Spotlight on a Technological University Rosario Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of TechnologyPart Seven: Conclusion 19) What Leaders Must Do: Ensuring Smooth Faculty Retirement Transitions Claire A. Van Ummersen, American Council on EducationContributorsIndex"Publisher Marketing: This book addresses the critical and looming issue of retirement in higher education as the cohort of boomer generation faculty come to the close of their careers. On the one hand institutions need to replenish themselves, and so need older employees to retire. On the other, mass retirements can decimate departments, creating the need for mass hiring that will create another crisis in the future. At the same time, with the elimination of mandatory retirement, many faculty are working on into and beyond their seventies because they feel they still have much to contribute, because their identities are closely tied to their work, because they wish to remain connected to their institutions, or for financial reasons. Given institutions legal constraints and planning exigencies, and faculties varied motivations, what are the options that can satisfy the needs of both parties? This book presents a range of examples of how institutions of all types and sizes are addressing these dilemmas, and how faculty members have helped create or shape policies that address their needs and continue to play meaningful roles at their institutions. The contributors describe practices that address the concerns of those already nearing or in retirement, propose approaches to creating opportunities to start these sensitive discussions and address financial planning at early career stages, and outline strategies for developing clear structures and policies and communication so that individuals have a full understanding of their options as they make life-changing decisions. This book presents models from fifteen colleges and universities identified by the American Council on Education through a competition for having developed innovative and effective ways to help faculty transition into retirement. It offers clear messages about the need for greater transparency in addressing retirement and transitions, for better communication, and for close coordination between human resources and academic administrators. It offers a roadmap for HR personnel, senior administrators, department chairs, and faculty themselves. Published in association with ACE [ACE logo]" Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Van Ummerson, Claire Claire Van Ummerson is currently senior advisor at the American Council on Education (ACE), where she served for 5 years as vice president of ACE s Center for Effective Leadership, and for 4 years as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen is President Emerita of Cleveland State University, having served as president from 1993-2001. Prior to that, Van Ummersen was Chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire, and has also served with the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education. Contributor Bio:  McLaughlin, Jean Jean McLaughlin is an associate director at the American Council on Education, where she has worked since 2006. During her time there, ACE has received an additional $1.8 million in funding, out of a total of $3.3 million, from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to advance career flexibility for faculty through national awards programs and to disseminate best practices throughout higher education. Contributor Bio:  Duranleau, Lauren Lauren Duranleau is a research analyst at the American Dental Education Association. She earned her M. P. A. from George Mason University, and her B. A. in Journalism and Sociology from the University of Maine. Contributor Bio:  Bailyn, Lotte Rhona Rapoport is director of the Institute of Family and Environmental Research in London. She is the author or coauthor of numerous books including "Dual Career Families; Fathers, Mothers and Society; Leisure and the Family Cycle;" and "Men and Women as Equals at Work." Lotte Bailyn is the T. Wilson Professor of Management at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of "Breaking the Mold "and "Living with Technology "and coauthor of "Working with Careers." Joyce K. Fletcher is professor of management at the Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons Graduate School of Management, in Boston, and a senior research scholar at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College Centers for Women. She is the author of "Disappearing Acts," which was nominated as one of the year's best management books by the Academy of Management. Bettye H. Pruitt is president of Pruitt & Company, Inc. She is the author of numerous articles and books in organizational history including "Timken: From Missouri to Mars."