Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJ. S. Antony et al., "The College President Handbook: A Sustainable and Practical Guide for Emerging Leaders" (Harvard Education Press, 2022)
Episode 50
An indispensable manual for the most demanding position in higher education, The College President Handbook: A Sustainable and Practical Guide for Em…
3 years, 11 months ago
Nilanjana Paul, "Bengal Muslims and Colonial Education, 1854–1947: A Study of Curriculum, Educational Institutions, and Communal Politics" (Routledge, 2022)
Episode 154
In this episode, Dr. Nilanjana Paul of the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley speaks about her new monograph, Bengal Muslims and Colonial Educati…
3 years, 11 months ago
Bianca C. Williams et al., "Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions: Power, Diversity, and the Emancipatory Struggle in Higher Education" (SUNY Press, 2021)
Episode 308
Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions: Power, Diversity, and the Emancipatory Struggle in Higher Education (SUNY Press, 2021) provides a multidis…
4 years ago
An Inside Look at the American Association of University Professors
Episode 109
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
Why the AAUP was formed. Their role in supporting academic freedom. Why the threat t…4 years ago
Eli Friedman, "The Urbanization of People: The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City" (Columbia UP, 2022)
Episode 235
Amid a vast influx of rural migrants into urban areas, China has allowed cities wide latitude in providing education and other social services. While…
4 years ago
Jennifer Guiliano, "A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles" (Duke UP, 2022)
Episode 15
A Primer for Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2022) is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching digital…
4 years ago
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around Higher Education
Episode 108
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
Our guest Eric Frans’ career path into, out of, and around higher education Key fact…4 years ago
Louis M. Maraj, "Black or Right: Anti/Racist Campus Rhetorics" (Utah State UP, 2020)
Episode 296
Black or Right: Anti/Racist Campus Rhetorics (Utah State University Press, 2020) explores notions of Blackness in white institutional—particularly ed…
4 years ago
A Discussion with Lynn Pasquerella, President of the American Association of Colleges & Universities
Episode 49
This episode features a wide-ranging discussion with Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, the President of the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&…
4 years ago
Danya Glabau, "Food Allergy Advocacy: Parenting and the Politics of Care" (U Minnesota Press, 2022)
Episode 1
A detailed exploration of parents' fight for a safe environment for their kids, interrogating how race, class, and gender shape health advocacy The s…
4 years ago