Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How rejection is normal and even inevitable Skills to help you learn from and move through rejections toward your goals Why you need...
3 Maalis 202251min
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How multi-tasking and reactivity drain productivity Why skills you used before you turned 20 don’t work for your maturing brain Whic...
24 Helmi 202257min
How to Finish Your Dissertation
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: A process focused approach to completing a dissertation and other academic writing The function of a dissertation and how it’s often ...
17 Helmi 202258min
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson Prison Initiative
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The Emerson College Prison Initiative The Bard Prison Initiative How students apply to, enroll in, and attend college while in priso...
10 Helmi 202251min
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professor Dr. Richard White
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. White’s journey to earn a PhD in tuba The Baltimore School for the Arts The importance of having a village The hidden curriculu...
3 Helmi 20221h
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Final Year
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of the final year of the PhD program Writing your dissertation when you still have so much left to read about ...
27 Tammi 202251min
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What the two-body problem is Dr. Kelly Baker’s experience on the academic job market as a wife and mother How gender bias can play o...
20 Tammi 202253min
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of transforming yourself from student to teacher Accepting and embracing your nerdy/geeky/introverted self Cha...
13 Tammi 20221h 5min
