Can we Engage in Public Scholarship with Feminist and Accessible Communication?
Today’s book is: Engage in Public Scholarship: A Guidebook on Feminist and Accessible Communication, by Dr. Alex D. Ketchum. Public scholarship—sharing research with audiences outside of academic sett...
9 Maalis 20231h
Are We Done with Higher Education Rankings?
Why do most of the institutions of higher education in the United States participate in a rankings system? What do the rankings do? And what does it mean when some schools refuse to participate in ran...
2 Maalis 202348min
Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough
Why are people judged on whether or not they are compelling? Why isn’t telling the truth enough? What are people really listening for when others share their truths? And how does this harm asylum seek...
28 Helmi 202356min
The Connected PhD, Part Two
How can PhD programs prepare graduate students for future paths beyond academia? This episode explores: The positive effect on students when they are prepared to graduate with multiple career options...
23 Helmi 202348min
A Primer for Teaching Digital History
Today’s book is: A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022), which is a guide for those who are teaching digital history for the first time, and for experienced instr...
16 Helmi 202356min
We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States
Today’s book is: We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States. The “Dreamer narrative” celebrates the educational and economic achievements of undocumente...
9 Helmi 202353min
The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for Scholars
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 grant opportunity. Why most of us will ...
2 Helmi 202358min
The Connected PhD, Part One
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 expl...
26 Tammi 202353min
