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In a profession undergoing continual change, it is important to find communities of fellows who can offer professional support and encouragement, especially when just starting out. At the CEA, we recognize that teaching and scholarship are collaborative and collegial enterprises. Academics at all levels benefit from participating in knowledge-sharing communities like the CEA.
The CEA is proud of its commitment to our colleagues just beginning their careers in the academy.
CEA Mentors pairs senior scholars and junior faculty with a view to creating connections and strengthening the academic practice of all participants.
In this voluntary program, participants commit to a year of conversation—whether through email, phone conversations, Zoom meetings, or (if there is close proximity) in-person meetings.
At least once a semester, participants will touch base on subjects related to academics and the academy, which could range from publishing to pedagogy, the job search to tenure and promotion, university governance to work/life balance, and/or course design to classroom management to grading.
The CEA Mentors program aims to provide a space for professional conversation that is supplemented by CEA’s commitment to welcoming all scholars and maintaining a positive esprit de corps.
Mentoring matches are made in late spring, following CEA’s Annual Conference in March. As such, please submit your offer or request by April 10; pairings will last through the following academic year but could renew with mutual agreement.
NOTE: Volunteering to be a mentor and requesting one do not require CEA Membership, but once paired, all participants are expected to be or to become CEA Members
We welcome applications from senior scholars—CEA Members with at least 7 years of experience in higher education or a rank of at least Assistant Professor—to serve as mentors. To volunteer, click on the buttonm below. The Google Form will ask you for contact information, affiliation, and a CV, along with areas of specialization and authors/texts of interest. CEA hopes mentors will be able to provide advice, expertise, experience, and a sounding board.
We welcome requests for mentors from ABD graduate students, pre-tenure faculty, and those with less than 6 years of experience in higher education. To ask for a mentor, visit The Google Form will ask you for contact information, areas of specialization, a CV, and a few sentences explaining what academic subjects or mentor characteristics would be of most use or benefit to you.
Please contact Ken A. Bugajski, Executive Director of CEA to volunteer as a mentor, request one, or to ask questions about this program.
Our flagship journal, The CEA Critic, is committed to publishing at least one essay by a agraduate students in each issue. And to graduate students as they begin their professional journey, The Critic’s editors offer hints for converting a seminar essay to a conference presentation and a conference essay to a publishable essay.
Writing a proposal (sometimes called an abstract) for an academic conference requires clarity, conciseness, and a compelling argument for your presentation. Most proposals are between 250-500 words. Make sure to check the CFP to be sure! (At CEA we look for 250-300 words!)
Most of all, have fun with your proposal!
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