As part of its mission to address issues of recruitment, retention,
and integration of women and people of color in the profession, the
APSA Task Force on Mentoring periodically publishes articles on some
aspect of mentoring that will help political scientists move
successfully through the profession. This brief symposium on
“Publishing Your First Book” is just one such example of this
initiative. For more information about the Task Force and its
ongoing projects, contact Linda Lopez, APSA Director of Education
and Professional Development Programs, at llopez@apsanet.org.
The right contract can make or break tenure and promotion. The
following article presents pearls of wisdom from David Meyer, Clyde
Wilcox, Susan Clarke, Terri Givens, Carol Swain, Robert Spitzer, and
Peter Labella. We divide these suggestions into two parts—those on
obtaining and those on negotiating a contract.