New Books Network Podcast

History of Science September 26, 2022

Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona

Incarnations and Contestations

Kirsti Niskanen and Michael J. Barany

Hosted by Victor Monnin

In Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona. Incarnations and Contestations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Professors Kirsti Niskanen and Michael J. Barany present a rich collection of essays on …

Critical Theory September 26, 2022

The Quantified Scholar

How Research Evaluations Transformed the British Social Sciences

Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra

Hosted by Dave O'Brien

How do metrics and quantification shape social science? In The Quantified Scholar: How Research Evaluations Transformed the British Social Sciences (Columbia UP, 2022), Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, an Associate Professor in …

Academic Life September 22, 2022

College Baseball in the Offseason

Meet the Savannah Bananas

Kyle Luigs

Hosted by Christina Gessler

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hard work of balancing academics and sports when you attend college on an athletic scholarship.Kyle’s original dream for …

Van Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel September 19, 2022

Queering Anti-Zionism

Academic Freedom, LGBTQ Intellectuals, and Israel/Palestine Campus Activism

Corinne E. Blackmer

Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Why do some scholars sacrifice truth and logic to political ideology and peer acceptance? With courage and intellectual integrity, queer scholar-activist Corinne Blackmer stages a pointed critique of scholars whose …

Academic Life September 15, 2022

Hope for the Humanities PhD

A Conversation with Katina Rogers

Katina Rogers

Hosted by Christina Gessler

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why a humanities degree actually opens many career paths.The importance of curiosity. The contingency crisis in higher ed.How we …

Education September 15, 2022

Where Research Begins

Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World)

Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

The hardest part of research isn't answering a question. It's knowing what to do before you know what your question is. Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to …

High Theory September 13, 2022

Finding Your Purpose

A Discussion of Justice-Oriented Scholarship in an Unjust World

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu

This episode is the edited version of a live event held on June 17 2022 to celebrate the launch of Finding Your Purpose: a Higher Calling Workbook for Justice-Oriented Scholars …

Higher Education September 12, 2022

Growth Strategies for Small Private Universities

A Discussion with Nathan Long, President of Saybrook University

Nathan Long

Hosted by David Finegold

Nathan Long shares insights from his career leading successful growth strategies for two small private universities. Saybrook University was formed in the 1970s by some of the leading scholars and …

Academic Life September 8, 2022

The Two Keys to Student Retention

A Discussion with Aaron Basko

Aaron Basko

Hosted by Christina Gessler

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why Aaron Basko thinks we are looking at student success backwards.How asking alums why they stayed at a school …

Asian Review of Books September 8, 2022

Empires of Ideas

Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China

William C. Kirby

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon

Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, a bill purportedly meant to revive U.S. dominance in research and development. “We used to rank number …

Education September 6, 2022

A Problem of Fit

How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students—and Universities

Phillip B. Levine

Hosted by Thomas Discenna

According to A Problem of Fit: How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students—and Universities (U Chicago Press, 2022) a college education doesn't come with a sticker price and perhaps, he …

Academic Life August 25, 2022

Opening Up the University for Displaced Students

A Discussion with Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram

Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram

Hosted by Dana Malone

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The Open Learning Initiative (OLIve) operating out of Central European University.The importance of language related to students experiencing displacement …

Mathematics August 23, 2022

Community College Mathematics

Past, Present, and Future

Brian Cafarella

Hosted by Marc Goulet

In Community College Mathematics: Past, Present, and Future (CRC Press, 2022), Brian Cafarella addresses the key questions: How can we build a future model for community college gatekeeper math classes …

Academic Life August 18, 2022

The Journal of Higher Education in Prison

Erin Corbett and Breea Willingham

Hosted by Christina Gessler

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How both of today’s guests became involved in higher education in prison.Why this work is personal to them.Funding and …

Darts & Letters August 10, 2022

The Colonial Lens

Analyzing Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Colonialism in Academia

Hosted by Gordon Katic

Scholars want to decolonize everything, and universities say they are doing the hard work of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. But is anything really being done, or is it all for …

Finance August 10, 2022

How to Pay for College

A Complete Financial Plan for Funding Your Child's Education

Ann Garcia

Hosted by John Emrich

Providing your children with a good education is one of the best gifts you can give. But it’s not straightforward. Education costs and student loan debt are skyrocketing. In some cases …

Education August 9, 2022

Teaching Through the Archives

Text, Collaboration, and Activism

Tarez Samra Graban and Wendy Hayden

Hosted by Alice Garner

Archives are much more than silent repositories of historical material. They are rich sites for teaching and learning, for collaboration and for creative and critical exploration of our past, present …

Scholarly Communication August 9, 2022

Talk about Writing

The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors

Jo Mackiewicz and Isabelle Thompson

Hosted by Daniel Shea

Listen to this interview with Jo Mackiewicz, professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University, and with Isabelle Thompson, emerita professor of technical and professional communication and former …

Scholarly Communication August 5, 2022

Covering Higher Ed

A Chat with Sara Custer of Times Higher Education

Sara Custer

Hosted by Avi Staiman

A special opportunity to hear from Sara Custer, editor of The Campus (Times Higher Education), about the role of journalism and reporting in higher education. Avi and Sara cover topics …

Anthropology August 4, 2022

Academic Outsider

Stories of Exclusion and Hope

Victoria Reyes

Hosted by Reighan Gillam

In Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope (Stanford University Press, 2022), sociologist Victoria Reyes combines her personal experiences with research findings to examine how academia creates conditional citizenship for its …