Women and minorities who make unadaptive starts in the professoriate evidence a series of reliable turning points early in the

Women and minorities who make unadaptive starts in the professoriate evidence a series of reliable turning points early in their career, typically within their first few semesters on campus. Origins of such career fault lines begin with deficits, notably in regard to preestablished mentoring and social networks. The simple nature of these turning points also implies strategies for preventing or reversing the disappointing and marginalizing beginnings so common for nontraditional new hires.