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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The Other Side of the Desk with a UP Editor: A ...
Our guest is: Kimberly Guinta, Editorial Director at Rutgers University Press....
45 min
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How to Use Your First Amendment Rights On Campu...
In this episode you’ll hear about the limits and the breadth of the first amendment, what to do when your free speech rights are violated, why having “free speech zones” on campus doesn’t work, and what you can do when someone else’s free speech is hurtful or offensive...
51 min
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How to See Your Senior Year of High School as a...
In this episode you’ll hear about being an imbedded journalist, the senior years of kids in LA, the importance of mentors and college counselors at school, some challenges and obstacles of getting to college...
50 min
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Dealing with the Fs (Fear and Failure)
A Discussion with Alice Connor
57 min
280
Finishing Your Book When Life Is A Disaster
In this episode you’ll hear disaster stories, finishing a book project, poetry, and what resilience is and isn’t...
44 min
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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
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How to Deal With Structural Inequality in Academia
How do we make academia a level playing field?
78 min
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Researching Racial Injustice
What are the challenges of researching racial injustice?
53 min
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How to Help Girls Achieve
How can feminism help girls and young women achieve?
67 min
285
Gender Bias in the Study of Science
What sorts of gender bias exist in science?
64 min
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Research, Whiteness, and Campus Monuments
What should we think about the fight over campus monuments?
59 min
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Sexuality on Evangelical Campuses: A Conversati...
An interview with Dana M. Malone
70 min
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The Detective Work of Research: A Conversation ...
An Interview with Polly E. Bugros McLean
64 min
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On Writing Well: Feminist Biography-A Conversat...
An Interview with Anya Jabour
63 min
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Getting an MFA and Memoir Writing
Thinking of getting an MFA? Listen in...
56 min
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On Writing Well: Really Personal Essays-A Conve...
An interview with Rebekah Taussig
60 min
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How to Maintain Your Artistic Practice After Gr...
According to Beth Pickens, your art will save your life...
54 min
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Introduction to 'The Academic Life' Podcast
Meet the hosts of "The Academic Life."
46 min