Maria LaMonaca Wisdom
Maria LaMonaca Wisdom is director of faculty mentoring and coaching programs at Duke University, and an associate certified coach for doctoral students and faculty members. Formerly, she was executive director of a humanities institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an associate professor of English at Columbia College, in South Carolina, and a scholar of Victorian literature. Her book on mentorship in higher education is forthcoming in 2024 from Princeton University Press. Find her on LinkedIn here.
Stories by this Author
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AdviceBut What if You Can’t Quit Your ‘Dead-End Job’?
Advice from a faculty coach on how to revive your static career. -
Advice
Faculty Job Dissatisfaction Isn’t About ‘Burnout’
The core issue many academics struggle with is how their work can have more of an impact on people. -
Advice
What Is the Real Cost of Academe’s Fixation on Productivity?
Long before the pandemic, academics were finding it difficult to foster “intellectual community.” -
Advice
Beyond Productivity Hacks and Time-Management Tricks
How coaching can help professors to “flourish in place.” -
Advice
5 Factors to Consider Before You Leave Faculty Life
It’s hard to refashion an identity that doesn’t begin with “I used to be a professor, but now I’m not.” -
Advice
Why Don’t We Teach Ph.D.s to Be Mentors?
Adding mentoring skills to doctoral training is a key to graduate-education reform. -
Advice
Do You Really Need to Hire a Career Coach?
How to be a discerning consumer in the growing marketplace of academic coaching and consulting. -
Advice
Who’s Responsible for a Ph.D. Student’s Success?
How group coaching of doctoral students from across the campus can improve advising.
