This practical guide prepares graduate students of color for their first job in academia. "What graduate students of color need is a clear guidebook for their journey that contains both a map of the potential minefields and a set of tools to navigate the difficult terrain. Beginning a Career in Academia is that guidebook?. The gift of this book is that the authors simultaneously describe how power plays out in academic departments at critical stages of the academic journey and provide concrete strategies to successfully navigate the space. The fact that they do so with warmth, optimism, and generosity enable a difficult conversation to take place in a pragmatic, open, and honest way." --From the Foreword by Kerry Ann Rockquemore, President and CEO, National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity "Nothing speaks more loudly and clearly than a voice that speaks from the lens of perception and experience...The narratives, experiences, and recommendations in this book will offer much fodder for analysis, synthesis, and discussion so that colleges and universities deliver on their promise to be a place that serves the needs of an increasingly diverse and global society and world." --Christine A. Stanley, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity and Professor of Higher Education, Texas A&M University "In this book, more than a dozen professors share priceless, eyes-wide-open insights, disclosures, and warningsabout how to apply and secure a faculty post and then adjust and thrive as an early-stage faculty member of color. Highly recommended for graduate students and junior faculty." --JoAnn Moody, Faculty Diversity Consultant and Author