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Academic Life October 21, 2021

Long Road to the Dream Job in Academia

A Conversation with Liz W. Faber

Liz W. Faber

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Liz Faber’s long road from completed PhD to dream jobWhy academia said she was a failureThe financial reasons …

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Academic Life October 14, 2021

A Conversation About Reproductive Health and Abortion Studies

An Interview with Diane Greene Foster

Diane Greene Foster

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The field of reproductive health studiesThe data on contraceptive access and effectiveness [even when used correctly]Why we need to …
Academic Life October 7, 2021

Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom

Notes from a White Professor

Cyndi Kernahan

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why White professors need to teach about race and racism in their coursesThe gap between “inside” and “outside” knowledgeHow …
Academic Life September 30, 2021

The Role of “Failure” in Student Success

Anna Sharpe

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: the importance of normalizing failure in college, the emotional work involved with coming back from a failure, the role …
Academic Life September 23, 2021

Get Real and Get In

How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self

Aviva Legatt

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Aviva Legatt’s journey into and through college Why she became an Ivy League college admissions officer What that job …
Academic Life September 16, 2021

Feminism, Race, and Transnationalism

A Discussion with Ginetta Candelario

Ginetta Candelario

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we are reaching across our mentor network to bring you …
Academic Life September 9, 2021

Archival Etiquette

What To Know Before You Go

Megan Hahn Fraser

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life September 2, 2021

Running from Bondage

Enslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America

Karen Cook Bell

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we, so we reached across our mentor network to bring you these …
Academic Life August 26, 2021

Mentoring in the Academy

A Conversation with Dr. Claire Renzetti

Claire Renzetti

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So, we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life August 19, 2021

Exploring New Paths to Mental Health

A Discussion with Sue Stuart-Smith

Sue Stuart-Smith

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life August 12, 2021

The Book Proposal Book

A Guide for Scholarly Authors

Laura Portwood-Stacer

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life August 5, 2021

Pandemic Perspectives from an Assistant Professor

A Discussion with Ulices Piña

Ulices Piña

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 29, 2021

Pandemic Perspectives from a Student Studying Abroad

An interview with Emma Halfin of Case Western Reserve University

Emma Halfin

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 22, 2021

Reclaiming Lost Voices and Recovering History

A Discussion with Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 15, 2021

Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students

A Conversation with Lisa Nunn

Lisa Nunn

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 8, 2021

Another Look at Life as an Alt-Ac

A Discussion with Erica Bauermeister

Erica Bauermeister

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 1, 2021

Open Access Publishing Explained

A Discussion with Ros Pyne

Ros Pyne

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life June 24, 2021

Gender Bias in Medical School and the ER

A discussion with Alyson J. McGregor

Alyson J. McGregor

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life June 17, 2021

Pandemic Perspective from a Dual MA Student and New Bride

A Discussion with Clair Wright Sumerfield

Clair Wright Sumerfield

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life June 17, 2021

The Social Constructions of Race

A Discussion with Brigitte Fielder

Brigette Fielder

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …