COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell University and the Office of Mission and Ministry at Providence College present, “Beyond the Tenure Track: Catholic Vocation in Higher Education,” a webinar for graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty. This event is co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Newman Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, Nova Forum, Harvard Catholic Forum, and the In Lumine Network.
Tuesday, February 10 | 6-7:15 PM (ET) | Zoom
6PM-6:40PM Panel Interview
6:40 PM-7:15 PM Open Q&A and Discussion
Graduate training often assumes a single path: the tenure-track job at a major research university. But for Catholic scholars, discerning a vocation in academia shouldn't principally be about chasing prestige. This webinar reframes professional development within a Catholic understanding of vocation and invites Catholic graduate students to reflect on their academic calling by exploring possibilities for faithful, flourishing work in higher education. A panel of Catholic scholars from different disciplines and institutions will share their experiences of living out their faith in the classroom, the lab, and the wider intellectual community. Together, they will reflect on vocation, institutional culture, and sustaining Catholic intellectual life across the varied landscapes of higher education—from Catholic liberal arts colleges and mission-oriented non-Catholic universities to state institutions. The panel will also open space for the practical dimensions of vocation: discerning how to balance family life, community, and parish participation alongside the responsibilities of teaching and research. Please register here for the Zoom link.
Panelists:
Robert Miner, Ph.D, Professor of Philosophy, Providence College
Tyler Thomas, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, Arizona State University
Katherine Bulinski, Ph.D, Professor of Geoscience, Bellarmine University
This project is supported by Providence College and by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614)