In 1958 he became Instructor of Ceramics, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, until 1965 when he became Professor, Head of Ceramics & Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island -: Visiting Artist, Fall Semester, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York -: Visiting Artist, Spring Semester, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Some of his pieces reflect his social environment while others are purely his artistic reaction to the medium his visual awareness of design.
Schulman commented about his recent work that "I wanted to start all over again and get back to the essence.
I've been working [with clay] for 50 years, and I've been constantly changing and developing, making one series after another.
[5] He is more popularly known for creating complex double-walled vessels, salt-glazed porcelain pieces as well as sculpted three-dimensional paintings.
[6] A Life in Clay was a retrospective traveling exhibit that featured the work of Schulman during his long career as a ceramic artist.