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Academic Life
February 2, 2023
The Grant Writing Guide
A Road Map for Scholars
Betty S. Lai
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why is writing a grant proposal so stressful? Are you supposed to just know how to do it? This episode explores: How to align your values and interests with a …
Academic Life
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Academic Life
January 26, 2023
The Connected PhD, Part One
A Discussion with Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli and Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli and Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why do PhD programs assume students will become professors, when most people find careers outside academia? How can we better prepare graduate students for the post-grad career path? This episode …
Academic Life
January 19, 2023
The Diné Reader
An Anthology of Navajo Literature
Esther G. Belin and Jeff Berglund
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Today’s book is: The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature, which is the 2022 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award Winner. The Diné Reader showcases the breadth, depth, and …
Academic Life
January 12, 2023
The Climate Change Scientist
A Conversation with Dr. Shuang-ye Wu
Shuang-ye Wu
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
What is the difference between global warming and climate change? This episode explores: What led Dr. Wu into STEM, and to the study of climate change.Why the term global warming …
Academic Life
January 5, 2023
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike?
A Conversation with Dr. Trevor Griffey
Trevor Griffey
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why did thousands of workers at prestigious universities in the United States go on strike in 2022? How did we get to this historic moment, and is it really over …
Academic Life
December 29, 2022
You Do Have A Right To Remain Fat
A Conversation with Virgie Tovar
Virgie Tovar
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why are women judged for their size? What if you decided that you had the right to remain fat? This episode explores: Our born desire to like ourselves as we …
Academic Life
December 22, 2022
Archival Kismet
Lessons in Launching An Online Conference
Courtney Thompson
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
What is the feeling of archival kismet? And how can we reimagine the format of academic conferences to better support scholars? This episode explores: The complex feelings of finding unexpected …
Academic Life
December 15, 2022
Belonging
A Conversation with Geoffrey Cohen
Geoffrey Cohen
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why do we feel the need to belong, and what happens when we don’t? This episode explores: What it takes to belong.Why it physically hurts to be excluded.How perspective-gathering can …
Academic Life
December 13, 2022
Finding Yourself in Difficult Conversations?
A Discussion with Lindsay Geist
Lindsay Geist
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Why do so many difficult conversations happen over a school break, a holiday meal, or at an important family event? How can we better prepare ourselves, and start managing our …
Academic Life
December 8, 2022
Misrepresentation on Campus
A Conversation with Michelle Cyca
Michelle Cyca
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
When a professor is not who they say they are, what does it take to get them to resign? This episode explores: How an anonymous twitter account and a media …
Academic Life
December 1, 2022
When Your Professor Asks You to Cheat: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Heng Hartse
A Conversation with Dr. Joel Heng Hartse
Joel Heng Hartse
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
We all know that academic integrity matters. But do we all agree on what academic integrity really is? Somewhere beyond the nuances and gray areas is blatant cheating. And that’s …
Academic Life
November 22, 2022
Books, Antisemitism, and a Viral Tweet
A Conversation with Library Director Susan Kusel
Susan Kusel
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Need help curating a list of Holocaust books for your students or library patrons? What’s on your shelf? What should be there? This podcast episode explores: The most commonly assigned …
Academic Life
November 17, 2022
Scholar Skills: Unraveling Faculty Burnout
A Discussion with Rebecca Pope-Ruark
Rebecca Pope-Ruark
Hosted by
Dana Malone
“I’m burned out” is a familiar phrase in higher ed these days. This episode explores: What burnout is and is not.One scholar’s personal experience with burnout. How higher ed’s culture …
Academic Life
November 10, 2022
Where Does Research Really Begin?
A Discussion with Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea
Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Today’s book is: Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) (U Chicago Press, 2022) by Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea, which tackles the two …
Academic Life
November 8, 2022
Making the Most of Academic Conferences
Insights and Tips from Dr. Thomas Tobin
Thomas Tobin
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
You’re going to an academic conference—and maybe even presenting a project! Whether you are going virtually or in person, for the first time or the tenth, presenting or just attending …
Academic Life
November 3, 2022
Night of the Living Rez
A Conversation with Morgan Talty
Morgan Talty
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
How does identity and experience inform your writing? This episode explores: Professor Talty’s journey from community college student to college professor.The importance of supportive mentors and professors.Using identity and experience …
Academic Life
October 27, 2022
Scholar Skills: Managing and Re-Envisioning the Academic Mid-Career
A Discussion with Vicki L. Baker
Vicki L. Baker
Hosted by
Dana Malone
Ever felt uncertain about how to manage the academic mid-career stage? This episode explores: Why the mid-career stage is so important to mid-career faculty.Strategies for taking control of your mid-career …
Academic Life
October 20, 2022
Far From Home
A Conversation About Academic Relocation with Clare Griffin
Clare Griffin
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What inspired Clare Griffin to move far from home.The hidden curriculum of academic relocation.Her research concerns given world tensions …
Academic Life
October 13, 2022
The Fight to Save the Town
A Conversation with Michelle Wilde Anderson
Michelle Wilde Anderson
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why we need to write about difficult topics.Four American towns trying to save themselves. The structural processes behind poverty.A …
Academic Life
October 6, 2022
The Surprising World of Wasps
A Conversation with Seirian Sumner
Seirian Sumner
Hosted by
Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What inspired Professor Sumner to study wasps.That time she ate a slug.Her grad school research trip to study wasps …
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