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Episode 17
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bri…
5 years, 3 months ago
Barbara Dennis, "Walking with Strangers: Critical Ethnography and Educational Promise" (Peter Lang, 2020)
Episode 120
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Barbara Dennis of Indiana University on her new ethnography, Walking with Strangers: Critical Ethnography and Educa…
5 years, 3 months ago
K. M. Broton and C. L. Cady, "Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
Episode 66
The new essay collection Food Insecurity on College Campuses edited by Katharine M. Broton and Clare L. Cady explores the widespread problem of food …
5 years, 3 months ago
Michael J. Sandel, "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?" (FSG, 2020)
Episode 35
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stall…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Self-Care Stuff: Considering Whether to Stay or Drop Out
Episode 15
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bri…
5 years, 3 months ago
Howard Gardner, "A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory" (MIT Press, 2021)
Episode 119
The synthesizing mind is one that identifies a program or asks a question, pulls together information from across disciplines or creates new data thr…
5 years, 4 months ago
Jonathan Zimmerman, "The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
Episode 882
Jonathan Zimmerman’s The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020) is the first full-length history of college …
5 years, 4 months ago
How To Use Your First Amendment Rights On Campus (and Off)
Episode 5
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bri…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Glimpse into the Emotional Abilities of Teachers: Handling Stress, Anger, and Shame (Part 2)
Episode 28
There is no doubt that teaching is a meaningful profession, but teachers often find themselves in stressful, emotionally challenging situations. How …
5 years, 4 months ago
How to See Your Senior Year of High School as a Path to College
Episode 4
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bri…
5 years, 4 months ago