H. Extra-Academic Alternatives

Some women and ethnic minorities who have been denied tenure have made the decision to leave academia and apply their skills in another setting. Many of these individuals feel happy and satisfied with this choice and often regret not leaving academia sooner. One helpful coping strategy may be to assess in what other settings your skills might be used (e.g., in private industry or government, as a consultant or as an applied practitioner). The intelligence and creativity that have brought you this far may be useful in developing alternatives of which your faculty advisors may never have dreamed.