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Roads Taken: Women in Student Affairs at Mid-Career
Edited by Kristen A. Renn and Carole Hughes

While much has been written about new graduate students, new professionals and senior administrators in student affairs, scant attention has been paid to the issues of mid-career, and particularly as they impact women. Here are the stories of over twenty women, from widely different backgrounds, reflecting on their lives at mid-career. They describe the choices they made and share the lessons they have learned, particularly the ever-present concerns about reconciling the demands of work and responsibilities to family and partners.

The contributors cover issues as varied as education and self development, the dilemmas faced by dual career couples, the care of children and of aging parents, mid-career decisions and alternatives to traditional, linear career progression in student affairs administration.

"I urge the reader to enjoy the stories, learn from the lessons, gain insight from the perspectives shared, and become better colleagues and supervisors of women at mid-career. Women in student affairs who are already at mid-career will also profit from this volume, for it illustrates that you are not alone as you face the complexities of your personal and professional life. And for those of you reading this volume who are just beginning your personal path in student affairs, I know you will find that the candor and honesty of these authors to be helpful to you as you develop your pathway through your personal and professional life."
- from the Foreword by Margaret J. Barr

Contributors
Margaret J. Barr, Lisa Berman-Hills, Barbara Fienman, Rebecca Gutierrez Keeton, Sheila Shaw Horton, Mary F. Howard-Hamilton, Carole Hughes, Susan R. Jones, Jean Joyce-Barady, Melissa McDaniels, Sarah Marshall, Gail P. Olyha, Anna M. Ortiz, Gage E. Paine, Kristen A. Renn, Suzanne Rice, Martha H. Ruel, Marcie Schorr Hirsch, Susan B. Twombly, Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel, Julie M. Wong, Terry Zacker

To purchase the book directly from Stylus Publishing click here and be sure to enter the code ROAD04 to receive a 20% discount. Read reviews of "Roads Taken" a the National Teaching and Learning Forum and The Journal of College Student Development. Also, Roads Taken was used by the Michigan College Personnel Association to form an on-line community to discuss issues raised in the book.

Read articles on Roads Taken and Carole Hughes in the Boston College Chronicle:
    March 4, 2004
    April 25, 2002