The Academic Life

A podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Created and produced by Dr. Christina Gessler, the Academic Life podcast is inspired by today’s knowledge-producers around the world, working inside and outside the academy.

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Should I Quit My Ph.D. Program?
What happens when graduate school doesn’t go as you’d planned, and what happens to your degree and your career if you leave school before you complete your PhD.
46 min
252
How to Help Girls Achieve
How can feminism help girls and young women achieve?
67 min
253
How to Deal With Structural Inequality in Academia
How do we make academia a level playing field?
78 min
254
Sexuality on Evangelical Campuses: A Conversati...
An interview with Dana M. Malone
70 min
255
On Writing Well: Really Personal Essays-A Conve...
An interview with Rebekah Taussig
60 min
256
Gender Bias in the Study of Science
What sorts of gender bias exist in science?
64 min
257
Researching Racial Injustice
What are the challenges of researching racial injustice?
53 min
258
The Detective Work of Research: A Conversation ...
An Interview with Polly E. Bugros McLean
64 min
259
Research, Whiteness, and Campus Monuments
What should we think about the fight over campus monuments?
59 min
260
How to Maintain Your Artistic Practice After Gr...
According to Beth Pickens, your art will save your life...
54 min
261
Getting an MFA and Memoir Writing
Thinking of getting an MFA? Listen in...
56 min
262
On Writing Well: Feminist Biography-A Conversat...
An Interview with Anya Jabour
63 min
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Introduction to 'The Academic Life' Podcast
Meet the hosts of "The Academic Life."
46 min