Podcast Episodes

29: The Work of Writing Letters of Recommendation in Higher Ed

Given the ubiquity of recommendation letters in graduate school admissions processes, fellowship applications, job searches, and promotion cases—part…

1 year, 8 months ago

28: 10 Reflections on Leaving Academia

It’s now been a little over one year since I’ve left my tenured faculty position and launched Rise with Clarity, my coaching and consulting business …

1 year, 8 months ago

27: Planning for Grant Application Season in Higher Ed

As you probably already know, grant writing usually involves a significant investment of time and labor. And after a long period of waiting to hear f…

1 year, 9 months ago

26: How to Manage Your First Semester as a WOC Faculty (Encore Broadcast)

For many of you, you’ve likely made it through your first week or two of classes and you’re slowly starting to get back into the rhythm of teaching, …

1 year, 10 months ago

25: Name Your Personal Milestones as Well as Your Academic Ones

This episode reflects on the narrow set of expectations that are often cast upon academics in higher ed. In North American institutions of higher ed,…

1 year, 10 months ago

24: Planning a Syllabus for Your First Time? Consider These Tips

Is this fall going to be your first semester teaching as a professor on the tenure track? If so, congratulations on your new position and this big tr…

1 year, 11 months ago

23: Foreign-Born Women Faculty in the US: What Are Your Stories?

For today’s episode, I want to open up a discussion on some of the unique challenges that foreign-born faculty, in particular women faculty, face in …

1 year, 11 months ago

22: "Change Talk" If You're in a Toxic Higher Ed Workplace [Pt. 2]

Are you in a toxic higher ed work environment?

Should you stay or should you leave? 

There’s no easy answer to these questions…especially if you have i…

2 years ago

21: 6 Questions to Ask if You're in a Toxic Higher Ed Workplace [Pt. 1]

It’s one thing to identify and acknowledge that you are in a toxic higher ed workplace, and another thing to figure out what you’re going to do about…

2 years ago

20: How Are You at Managing Deadlines in Higher Ed?

How do you respond to your various deadlines and projects in higher education? In my case, I wasn’t very skilled at managing my deadlines at the begi…

2 years, 1 month ago