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 mi...
17 Feb 202256min
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 prison C...
10 Feb 202248min
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 curriculum Wh...
3 Feb 202257min
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 Why...
27 Jan 202249min
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 out ...
20 Jan 202250min
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 Challe...
13 Jan 20221h 3min
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation About Challenges and Connection
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The other hidden curriculum: the support and care strategies necessary for being well in academia Systemic and structural barriers Undi...
6 Jan 20221h 22min
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningful Connections
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear: How part of the hidden curriculum is the support networks you need to create for yourself; How you create that by “finding your people” and w...
30 Dec 202159min
