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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 …

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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 …