Books, Antisemitism, and a Viral Tweet: A Conversation with Library Director Susan Kusel
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 Holocaust book...
22 Nov 20221h 3min
Scholar Skills: Unraveling Faculty Burnout
“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 and the “ex...
17 Nov 20221h 3min
Where Does Research Really Begin?
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 challen...
10 Nov 20221h 9min
Making the Most of Academic Conferences: Insights and Tips from Dr. Thomas Tobin
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, you want to fee...
8 Nov 202247min
Night of the Living Rez
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 p...
3 Nov 202247min
Scholar Skills: Managing and Re-Envisioning the Academic Mid-Career
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 mi...
27 Okt 20221h 2min
Far From Home: A Conversation About Academic Relocation with Clare Griffin
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 t...
20 Okt 20221h 4min
The Fight to Save the Town
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....
13 Okt 20221h 12min
