Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On

Name: Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
SKU: 7939
Price: 100.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Karen Kelsky

5 Stars

425 session participants

Dr. Karen Kelsky of The Professor Is In shows you how to break free of academia and chart new paths forward. It’s devastating to leave behind the dream of an academic career, but you’re not alone. This small-group conversation gives you the tools to do it.

$50.00 per session$100.00

This workshop has finished and is no longer accepting new participants.

Meets 2 times on

March 3, 2022, 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST
March 10, 2022, 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST

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Exercises, materials, and feedback
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Who This Is For

Academics

People with PhDs, EdDs, PsyDs, MFAs, and other terminal degrees who want to find work outside academia
Graduate students

People currently in graduate programs who want to learn how to prepare for non-academic careers
University administrators

People who want to support themselves or others transitioning out of the academy
Academic advisors

People who advise PhDs and other grad students, as well as undergrad students, about the collapse of academic hiring

Workshop Details

It’s hard times in academia. Approximately 75% of PhDs end up working outside academia because tenure track hiring has collapsed. Since the vast majority of PhDs come into grad school hoping to be a professor (yes, there are exceptions), you didn’t plan for this, but it’s the reality you’re facing. What to do? Join Dr. Karen Kelsky, the leading academic career coach in America, for a small-group interactive conversation on how to [Session One] 1) face reality and feel your feelings 2) explore alternatives and remember all you can do; and [Session Two] 3) translate your identity and discover new platforms; and 4) free your mind and reclaim your life. This is a workshop, not a webinar, and we’ll share live questions and conversation, with Dr. Karen’s trademark mix of bluntness and compassion. It’s devastating to leave behind the dream of an academic career, but you’re not alone. With knowledge and support, you can do it, and Karen’s promise is: you’ll never look back.

This workshop has our standard refund policy.

Schedule

March 3, 2022 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST
March 10, 2022 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST

What People Are Saying

425 Session Participants for 13 Workshop Reviews : Stars 5.0 out of 5 overall

Knowledge of Subject Material : 5 out of 5
Engagement in Live Sessions : 4 out of 5
Materials Provided Pre or Post Workshop : 4 out of 5
Overall Knowledge Gained by Enrolling : 4 out of 5

Reem Jaafar for Leaving Academia: A Summer Coaching Program for PhDs
Rating: 5 out of 5

The workshop provides the space, the community, and the initial information needed to assist participants in examining and pursuing alternative opportunities.
Plus: a bonus guest speaker.
Kathryn Mockler for Advice for the Pre-Tenure Years
Rating: 5 out of 5

Excellent advice for pre-tenure professors.
Arianne Boileau for Surviving Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Rating: 5 out of 5

Straightforward, useful information about what to expect from the first year on the tenure track.
Elena Cohen for Surviving Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Rating: 5 out of 5

Great experience. Very knowledgeable & prepared, answered many questions.
Yen-Fang Su for Surviving Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Rating: 5 out of 5

Very informative speech and eased my nervousness about entering my first academic job.
Yuting Zhao for Surviving Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Rating: 5 out of 5

It was super helpful! I've already read a bunch of stuff online and still I learned new things from the workshop.
Paco Chen-Lopez for Surviving Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Rating: 5 out of 5
Terri Russ for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

This was an awesome experience!
Evelin Barbosa de Melo for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

Excellent workshop! Dr. Karen Kelsky is very knowledgeable and goes straight to the point. Everyone in the audience had a chance to speak up and share their stories (if they chose to do so). Karen also created a very safe and compassionate environment where we felt heard and seen. In addition, we got a lot of practical advice on what to do moving forward.
I'd love to participate in a follow-up session with similar format or we could create a meet-up/ support group so we can continue to meet, share experiences and learn more from each other.
Thanks Karen (and all fellows that joined) for all the encouragement!
Rima Franklin for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

Excellent session! Karen has so much experience and wisdom to share, and she does it with humor and compassion. This session was a great balance of information delivery interwoven with discussion questions. I loved connecting with colleagues experiencing similar challenges and hearing their stories.

In the future, it could be beneficial to have sessions targeted toward specific groups (e.g., early vs. mid-career) or disciplines (e.g., STEM vs. social sciences). I don’t think having everyone mixed was a problem for this session, but I can see some separation might be useful for more advanced topics.
Lydia Roll for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

I really enjoyed being in a small group setting with other academics who understand the desire to leave academia. The ideas shared were incredibly helpful.
Sharon Chan for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

Dr Kelsky is a very experienced speaker inviting and facilitating participants to share their own stories, which is one of the most beautiful parts in this workshop. Thank you for the amazing workshop, which had greatly helped me look at my own situation in academic using a wider angle. I am glad that I, as well as other scholars joining this workshop, am not alone. I look forward to more workshops like this. Thanks again!
Cookie Woolner for Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On
Rating: 5 out of 5

Dr. Karen Kelsky has a wealth of knowledge about life inside of academia and how to strategically pivot out of it. She offered lots of helpful tips on how to begin to envision and make a life outside of academia while acknowledging the emotional trauma and burnout many of us shoulder in this process. The chat and Q&A during the workshop made it feel like a really supportive community and I would love to continue to connect with everyone here via Zoom (maybe doing peer support with feedback in small breakout rooms?), LinkedIn, or other opportunities.

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Karen Kelsky

Hi, I'm Dr. Karen Kelsky!

Hi, I am Dr. Karen Kelsky and I am the Founder and CEO of The Professor Is In, and more recently, The Professor Is Out. Since 2011 The Professor Is In has provided a full-service individual and institutional consultancy on the academic job search and all elements of the academic career. I am building The Professor Is Out initiative to focus more resources on assisting academics in the often painful and challenging process of transitioning out … read more

Leaving Academia: A 2-Part Workshop for Academics Moving Out and Moving On

Karen Kelsky

Meets 2 times on

All Klatch Workshops Include

Who This Is For

Academics

Graduate students

University administrators

Academic advisors

Schedule

What People Are Saying

425 Session Participants for 13 Workshop Reviews : Stars 5.0 out of 5 overall

Meet Your Klatch Facilitator

Karen Kelsky