Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Through a Professional Organization
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Karin Lewis’s experience pitching and winning the book bid Karin and the editorial team’s vision for an inclusive and diverse colle...
9 Kesä 202241min
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Education
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why Dr. Marshall Poe left a tenured professorship to create the New Books Network How his own experience with dyslexia inspired his boo...
2 Kesä 202256min
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Biblical Studies
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Alice Connor’s career as a feminist scholar and a college chaplain How women in the bible have been misunderstood by scholars A discuss...
26 Touko 20221h 15min
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Failing Comps
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Heather Wagoner’s experience failing her doctoral qualifying exam How she responded as the shame set in What she did to regroup and...
19 Touko 202245min
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why failure is part of the hidden curriculum Why you can’t be creative or innovative without failing [sometimes a lot] How to learn fro...
12 Touko 202254min
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The Common
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How the Common got started What is involved in running a literary journal Why grants and institutional support matter so much in the li...
5 Touko 202249min
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why doing writing and other kinds of retreats are part of the hidden curriculum How taking time for self-care is crucial to doing ...
28 Huhti 202250min
From PhD to Picture Book
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Julie Dillemuth’s path through higher ed What led her to try to write for a popular audience, and what helped her learn how to do i...
21 Huhti 202259min
