This book brings together leading practitioners and scholars engaged in professional development programming for and research on mid-career faculty members.

Vicki L. Baker is a professor of economics and management at Albion College.

Laura Gail Lunsford is a professor and the department chair of psychology at Campbell University.

Gretchen Neisler is vice provost for international affairs at the University of Tennessee.

Meghan J. Pifer is an associate professor of higher education administration in the Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Organizational Development at the University of Louisville.

Aimee LaPointe Terosky is an associate professor of educational leadership at Saint Joseph's University.

Foreword by Mary Deane Sorcinelli Acknowledgments Introduction-Vicki L. Baker, Aimee LaPointe Terosky, Laura Gail Lunsford, Gretchen Neisler, and Meghan J. Pifer 1. Faculty Development in the United States. Past and Present-Vicki L. Baker and Christina M. Vo Phan Part One. Leadership Development-Laura Gail Lunsford 2. The Academic Leadership Institute for Mid-Career Faculty-Vicki L. Baker, Laura Gail Lunsford, and Meghan J. Pifer 3. Developing Leaders for the Next Phase of Jesuit Higher Education. Ignatian Leadership Program for Faculty-Karin Botto and Carolyn Berenato 4. "Stayin' Alive" and Thriving at Mid-Career-Amy Strage Part Two. Teaching and Learning-Aimee LaPointe Terosky 5. Examining Mid-Career Faculty Development Through a Sociocultural, Professional Learning Lens-Annique Boelryk and Cheryl Amundsen 6. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning as a Vehicle for Thriving in Mid-Career-Mike Pinter 7. Attracting Mid-Career Faculty to Teach in First-Year Student Learning Communities-Hillary H. Steiner Part Three. Scholarly Development-Gretchen Neisler 8. Global Research Innovation. A Case of Evolving the Mid-Career Faculty Research Portfolio-Gretchen Neisler 9. Under Pressure. The Challenge for Mid-Career Researchers in the Innovation Age-George Carayannopoulos and Ruth Graham 10. Getting Over the Hump. Continued Professional Development for Mid-Career Faculty-LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant, Denise Kimber Buell, Lee Y. Park and John P. Gerry 11. Faculty Development for Mid-Career Women in STEM. Cementing Career Success, Building Future Leaders-Sandra L. Laursen and Ann E. Austin Part Four. Special Topics-Meghan J. Pifer 12. "Where did all the Mentoring Go?" Exploring Undefined Mid-Career Paths Through Informal Peer-Mentoring Networks-Jeannetta G. Williams and Kim Case 13. Evidence-Based Faculty Development. The COACHE Research-Practice Partnership-Kiernan Mathews and R. Todd Benson 14. Navigating a Foggy Climate. Women Associate Professors' Sense of Agency and Work Environment Experiences-Courtney Lennartz and KerryAnn O'Meara 15. Supporting Mid-Career Faculty Members. A Research and Practice Agenda-Jaime Lester, Jennifer Lebrón, and Carrie Klein Editors and Contributors Index