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Academic Life May 19, 2022

Setbacks and Missteps

A Conversation about Failing Comps

Heather Wagoner

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Heather Wagoner’s experience failing her doctoral qualifying examHow she responded as the shame set inWhat she did to …

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Academic Life May 12, 2022

Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It

A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"

Samuel West

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why failure is part of the hidden curriculum Why you can’t be creative or innovative without failing [sometimes a …
Academic Life May 5, 2022

Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine

A Talk with Jennifer Acker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at The Common

Jennifer Acker

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How the Common got startedWhat is involved in running a literary journal Why grants and institutional support matter so …
Academic Life April 28, 2022

Why a Retreat Might Help

DIY Retreats

S. A. Snyder

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why doing writing and other kinds of retreats are part of the hidden curriculum How taking time for self-care …
Academic Life April 21, 2022

From PhD to Picture Book

A Conversation with Julie Dillemuth

Julie Dillemuth

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Julie Dillemuth’s path through higher edWhat led her to try to write for a popular audience, and what …
Academic Life April 14, 2022

Community Building and How We Show Up

A Conversation with Mia Birdsong

Mia Birdsong

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How ‘the good life’ makes people disconnected and unhappyMia Birdsong’s work in community buildingThe intentionality required for creating communities …
Academic Life April 7, 2022

Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book

A Conversation with Dr. William Germano

William Germano

Hosted by Dana Malone
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Important questions to ask yourself before getting started on revisingA review of the …
Academic Life March 31, 2022

Skills for Scholars

How Can Mindfulness Help?

Kristen Manieri

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The science that explains our busy mindsWhat mindfulness isThe difference between mindfulness and meditationHow changing our habits is a …
Academic Life March 24, 2022

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk

Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education

Tia Brown McNair

Hosted by Zebulun Davenport
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear: Why it is so important to have the conversation about “Equity in Higher Education” and why now is the time …
Academic Life March 17, 2022

Dealing with Rejection

A Discussion with Jessica Bacal

Jessica Bacal

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Bacal professional and academic rejectionsHow success and rejection are part of the same pathThe importance of having a …
Academic Life March 10, 2022

Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?

A Discussion with Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How a devotion to efficiency can become unhealthyWhy leisure time (a.k.a. doing nothing) is essential How to reclaim our …
Academic Life March 3, 2022

Rejection Skills

How to Win or Learn

Harlan Cohen

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How rejection is normal and even inevitableSkills to help you learn from and move through rejections toward your goalsWhy …
Academic Life February 24, 2022

Attention Skills

How to Gain Productivity

Maura Thomas

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How multi-tasking and reactivity drain productivityWhy skills you used before you turned 20 don’t work for your maturing brainWhich …
Academic Life February 17, 2022

How to Finish Your Dissertation

A Discussion with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters

Sonja K. Foss and William Waters

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: A process focused approach to completing a dissertation and other academic writingThe function of a dissertation and how it’s …
Academic Life February 10, 2022

A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson Prison Initiative

Mneesha Gellman

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The Emerson College Prison InitiativeThe Bard Prison Initiative How students apply to, enroll in, and attend college while in …
Academic Life February 3, 2022

I'm Possible

A Conversation with Tuba Professor Dr. Richard White

Richard Antoine White

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. White’s journey to earn a PhD in tubaThe Baltimore School for the ArtsThe importance of having a villageThe …
Academic Life January 27, 2022

Your PhD Survival Guide

Planning, Writing, and Succeeding in Your Final Year

Katherine Firth. Liam Connell, and Peta Freestone

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of the final year of the PhD programWriting your dissertation when you still have so much …
Academic Life January 20, 2022

Navigating the Two-Body Problem

A Discussion with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What the two-body problem isDr. Kelly Baker’s experience on the academic job market as a wife and mother How …
Academic Life January 13, 2022

A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy

Jessamyn Neuhaus

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of transforming yourself from student to teacherAccepting and embracing your nerdy/geeky/introverted self Challenges faced by introverted …
Academic Life January 6, 2022

Being Well in Academia

A Candid Conversation About Challenges and Connection

Petra Boynton

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The other hidden curriculum: the support and care strategies necessary for being well in academiaSystemic and structural barriers Undiagnosed …