Podcasts about professoriate

This week's episode features Ashley Ruba, Ph.D., developmental psychologist and UX researcher. We discuss a range of career-related, life experience, and transition-from-academia issues, including:   - Growing up, did Ashley have mentors, teachers or family members who influenced or nurtured her interest in science - As a first generation college student, Ashley's comments on my hypothesis - after 200-plus episodes of the show - that first-generation scientists in their families tend to be highly-skilled science communicators overall  - Ashley's research on how humans communicate and highlights and themes Ashley found from her research -  Common writing challenges Ashley helped her students address and overcome as a writing tutor during grad school - Writing extensively about her own professional transition from academia to industry - and quickly attracting a large and growing following on social media - Ashley's advice for listeners who may be thinking about leaving academia, either during their program or after graduating, particularly when it comes to navigating the emotional and logistical issues involved in the transition - Ashley's work as a UX researcher at Meta - Ashley's recent selection by AAAS as the inaugural representative of psychologists with non-academic careers, a position created to help improve professional development for non-academic careers at national and international levels - Looking ahead, Ashley's goals for 2023 Resources mentioned in the episode Connecting with Ashley on LinkedIn Beyond the Professoriate 

 This is a continuation of our conversation from Episode 27, where we introduced  current and past participants in conversations about the National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. In this episode, we discussed the importance of institutional change and the scholars shared their advice for program officers and project leaders on programmatic strategies for advancing equity in the STEM professoriate and for new and prospective scholars on how to thrive as graduate students, postdoctoral scholars or early career faculty members.Our guests include:Dr. Luis De Jesus Baez, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University at BuffaloBrianna Gonzalez, Integrative Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate at Stony Brook UniversityGretchen Johnson, Biology Ph.D. Candidate at Howard UniversityDiego Padilla-Garcia, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California Santa BarbaraDr. Lecia Robinson, Assistant Professor of Biology at Tuskegee UniversityDr. Tammi Taylor, Assistant Professor of Biology at Jackson State UniversityDr. Shavonn Whiten, Lead Scientist at Booz Allen HamiltonDr. Michael D. Whitt, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California State University – San Luis ObispoWhen you listen, please do these three (3) things for me:Take a moment to SUBSCRIBE, leave a 5-STAR RATING, a GREAT REVIEW, and SHARE with others.Follow me and #EngineeringChangePodcast  on Twitter.Visit engineeringchangepodcast.com for more information and to connect with me.

Beyond the summary,  Dr. Cintron wanted to provide a litany of resources she has found useful: Lean Start Up, by Eric Reiss (i definitely referenced the author incorrectly in the interview)Beyond the Professoriate - altac resourceFrom PhD to Life - career info for PhDsThe Professor is in - career info for PhDsThe Leveraged PhD - business coach for PhDs looking to start an entrepreneurial journey AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship - a yearlong fellowship in the federal government for PhDs (I applied for this when I was considering government work)(Cintron, Revised) - my website :-) 

The National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program funds teams of institutions that work together to identify, mitigate, and ultimately eradicate, systemic barriers to success for STEM faculty from racially and ethnically minoritized identities while studying, disseminating, and reproducing those strategies to produce large-scale, sustainable change.  This episode features current and past participants in conversations about AGEP program impacts on their success. We discussed the importance of having strong mentoring networks at all stages of our journeys; they shared components of AGEP projects that have translated into professional practice and tangible outcomes for them; and we discussed how AGEP projects foster a sense of community that helps scholars succeed. Our guests include:Dr. Luis De Jesus Baez, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University at BuffaloBrianna Gonzalez, Integrative Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate at Stony Brook UniversityGretchen Johnson, Biology Ph.D. Candidate at Howard UniversityDiego Padilla-Garcia, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California Santa BarbaraDr. Lecia Robinson, Assistant Professor of Biology at Tuskegee UniversityDr. Tammi Taylor, Assistant Professor of Biology at Jackson State UniversityDr. Shavonn Whiten, Lead Scientist at Booz Allen HamiltonDr. Michael D. Whitt, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California State University – San Luis ObispoWhen you listen, please do these three (3) things for me:Take a moment to SUBSCRIBE, leave a 5-STAR RATING, a GREAT REVIEW, and SHARE with others.Follow me and #EngineeringChangePodcast  on Twitter.Visit engineeringchangepodcast.com for more information and to connect with me.

Episode 108:This week we're continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith[Part 1]Introduction[Part 2-5]1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905[Part 6-8]2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917[Part 9-12]3. From February to October 1917[Part 13 - 17]4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power[Part 18 - 19]5. War CommunismMobilising IndustryThe Food DictatorshipWar Communism in Crisis[Part 20 - This Week]5. War CommunismSocial Order Overturned - 0:41Fighting the Church - 23:51[Part 21 -22?]5. War Communism[Part 22 - 24?]6. The New Economic Policy: Politics and the Economy[Part 25 - 28?]7. The New Economic Policy: Society and Culture[Part 29?]ConclusionFigure 5.1 - 13:43The bourgeoisie doing compulsory labour service.www.abnormalmapping.com/leftist-reading-rss/2022/2/15/leftist-reading-russia-in-revolution-part-20Footnotes:28) 1:10Peter H. Juviler, Revolutionary Law and Order: Politics and Social Change in the USSR (New York: Free Press, 1976), 18.29) 2:15Zemlia, 17 June 1917, 1; Krasnaia gazeta, 15 March 1918, 2.30) 2:51Moskovskii Voenno-Revoliutsionnyi komitet, oktiabr'-noiabr' 1917 goda (Moscow: Moskovskii rabochii, 1968), 48.31) 4:29V. V. Nikulin, ‘Spetsifika gosudarstvenno-pravovoi politiki v period grazhdanskoi voiny v sovetskoi Rossii', Genesis: istoricheskie issledovaniia, 4 (2013), .32) 4:44A. L. Litvin, Krasnyi terror i belyi terror, 1918–22gg. (Kazan': Tatarskoe gazetno-zhurnal'noe izd-vo, 1995), 27.33) 5:45.34) 6:38Matthew Rendle, ‘Revolutionary Tribunals and the Origins of Terror in Early Soviet Russia', Historical Research, 84:226 (2011), 693–721.35) 6:53Peter H. Solomon, Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1996), 22.36) 7:06Nikulin, ‘Spetsifika', .37) 11:58Moskovskii Komsomolets, 13 July 1996, 8.38) 12:18Golos naroda: pis'ma i otkliki riadovykh sovetskikh grazhdan o sobytiiakh 1918–1932gg. (Moscow: ROSSPEN, 1998), 86.39) 13:06I. I. Reshchikov, Kaluzhskaia derevnia v 1923g. (Kaluga: n.p., 1925).40) 14:50William B. Husband, Revolution in the Factory: The Birth of the Soviet Textile Industry, 1917–20 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990), 94.41) 16:03V. V. Kanishchev, ‘Prisposoblenie radi vyzhivaniia: meshchanskoe bytie epokhi “Voennogo kommunizma” ', in P. V. Volobuev (ed.), Revoliutsiia i chelovek: byt, nravy, povedenie, moral' (Moscow: RAN, 1997).42) 16:23T. M. Smirnova, ‘ “Byvshie”. Shtrikhi k sotsial'noi politike sovetskoi vlasti', Otechestvennaia istoriia, 2 (2000), 37–48.43) 16:34James C. McClelland, ‘The Professoriate in the Russian Civil War', in Koenker, Rosenberg, and Suny (eds), Party, State and Society, 243–65; Jane Burbank, ‘The Intelligentsia', in Acton et al. (eds), Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution, 515–28.44) 18:44A. T. Grechaninov, Moia zhizn' (New York: Novyi Zhurnal, 1954).45) 19:51Mikhail Beizer, Evrei Leningrada, 1917–1939: Natsional'naia zhizn' i sovetizatsiia (Moscow: Mosty kul'tury, 1999), 73.46) 20:30Christopher Read, Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1990), 69.47) 21:24Isabel A. Tirado, Young Guard! The Communist Youth League, Petrograd, 1917–1920 (New York: Greenwood Press, 1988), 177.48) 22:05V. I. Lenin, ‘The Tasks of the Youth Leagues', .49) 23:02Anne E. Gorsuch, Youth in Revolutionary Russia: Enthusiasts, Bohemians and Delinquents (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000), 42.50) 23:24Iunyi Proletarii, 16, 25 Nov. 1919, 5.51) 24:01M. I. Odintsov, Rossiiskaia tserkov' v gody revoliutsii, 1917–1918: sbornik (Moscow: Krutitskoe patriarshee podvor'e, 1995).52) 25:04Izvestiia, 186, 30 Aug. 1918.53) 26:28Curtiss, The Russian Church, 83–4.54) 27:45M. G. Nechaev, Tserkov' na Urale v period velikikh potriasasenii: 1917–1922 (Perm': Ural'skii gos. universitet, 2004), 204.55) 28:12Dmitrii Sokolov, ‘Russkaia Pravoslavnaia Tserkov' v period gonenii (1917–1937gg,)', .56) 30:10Tver' Documentation Centre for Modern History: Тверской центр документации новейшей истории, ф.1, оп.1, д.119, лл.21–2.

Most of us use theories and empirical results from development economics all day long at the office. What if much of it led to under-development because of a shadowy group of advocates (or those who profess) benefit from bad theory and practice? I describe this Shadow Professoriate, the rules that keep it going strong, and their wages. I provide ball-park estimates of the harm they cause and how they cause this harm. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4188018

In this podcast interview, your host Dr. Jamal Watson is joined by Drs. Curtis Byrd and Rihana S. Mason to talk about innovative ways to diversify the professoriate. Tune in to discover what some of the best practices are as they look at numerous initiatives that have been rolled out over the years. They also talk about their recent book project, Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor's to the Professoriate, how it came to fruition, and their upcoming webinar airing on Sept. 16 featuring Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.   KEY POINTS: About the book project, Academic Pipeline Programs Using the Thrive Index for program assessment and development  Best practices in diversifying the academic pipeline Commonalities found in our academic pipeline initiatives  What to expect in the upcoming webinar  Biggest takeaways from the Academic Pipeline Programs book   QUOTABLES: “It's hard to be what you can't see. And so I think that really sums up the fact that we've given a bird's eye view for individuals that didn't know that these programs existed and given information in such a way that you don't have to reinvent the wheel if you are trying to create these programs.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Webinar Puts Spotlight on Graduate Programs Aimed at Supporting Students Through Academic Pipeline | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com) | https://www.diverseeducation.com/latest-news/article/15109704/webinar-puts-spotlight-on-graduate-programs-aimed-at-supporting-students-through-academic-pipeline Webinar Invites Academic Pipeline Program Directors to Discuss Best Practices | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com) | https://www.diverseeducation.com/latest-news/article/15109569/webinar-invites-academic-pipeline-program-directors-to-discuss-best-practices Academic Pipeline Programs academicpipelineprograms.com    Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education       In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Are you one of the thousands of job candidates who are submitting job applications but not getting an interview? It's time to take a step back and evaluate your strategy. In this episode, Maren talks about what she's learned interviewing PhDs at Beyond the Professoriate, common mistakes people are making with their resumes and cover letters, and strategies you can take to avoid these costly mistakes. 

In 2019, I read The Death of Adjunct, an eyeopening account from Adam Harris about Dr. Thea Hunter, a highly educated black woman "trapped in academia's permanent underclass".  I turned Professor Aaron Hanlon to understand how what happened to an adjunct, non-tenure track faculty like Dr. Hunter could even happen, what it means for students, what it means for other professors, and consequences for the future of knowledge and learning.  Follow along on the internet: https://www.instagram.com/tcbrpod/ https://twitter.com/TCBRpod https://thatcantberight.substack.com/p/coming-soon   Follow Rhian on the internet: https://twitter.com/RhiansHope https://www.instagram.com/rhianshope https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@rhianshope Connect with Aaron: http://www.aaronrhanlon.com https://twitter.com/AaronRHanlon https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-university-is-a-ticking-time-bomb  

A lot of PhDs worry that they won't be happy in a nonacademic job. The truth is, that sometimes happens. Sometimes, PhDs are unhappy because they feel enormous sense of shame and loss. It takes time to rebuild your identity after you "failed" at a academic job (you didn't, it's math, not you).  Other times, we simply end up in an organization that's a misalignment for our values and interests. Occasionally, PhDs sometimes make an informed career decision about what to try next and realize... nope, that's not the career for me.If you're worried you won't be happy, or are in a job where you're not thriving, here are 3 things you can do to help you find a space where you will thrive. Other resources mentioned in this episode: - Career assessment (learn what stage you are at in your job search & 3 next steps to take now)- 8th Annual Online Career Conference - Beyond the Professoriate free programming

A lot of PhDs worry that being unemployed will hurt their chances of landing a nonacademic job. Will employers discriminate against you for being unemployed? In this episode, L. Maren Wood, PhD looks at a couple of studies that examine bias against long-term unemployed people. The answer is more complicated than it seems. You'll also learn strategies you can use to help you navigate the job search process as someone who is unemployed. If you're trying to figure out next steps in your job search and need help focusing your efforts, you may also want to take the career assessment here: https://beyondprof.com/career-assessment/Other resources mentioned in this episode: - 8th Annual Online Career Conference - Beyond the Professoriate free programming

Jennifer Polk, PhD, is a career coach and expert on PhD careers. She launched From PhD to Life, a career coaching and speaking business, in 2013. She co-founded Beyond the Professoriate in 2014, a business she exited in 2020. Jen writes on graduate education and careers for doctoral-degree holders. She is also a guest speaker on university campuses and at academic and professional conferences throughout North America and beyond. Her University Affairs blog is a three-time gold winner from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Follow her on Twitter at @FromPhDtoLife.

In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Anwar Uhuru about their experiences as African Americans in higher education. Williams is an Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history, with research interests focused on African American and Black women’s intellectual history, and Uhuru is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Afro-Diaspora literature and culture in the Department of English at Monmouth University. This is a freestyle type of conversation where in both are unscripted about their experiences as Black identified individuals who have worked in academia for several years.  

For episode 27 of 17 Minutes of Science, we are joined by Dr. Jennifer Polk, a career coach and expert on PhD careers. Jen will be joining us to discuss alternative careers for PhDs outside of academia, and provide support and insights to those considering transitioning away from academia. Jen launched her business, From PhD to Life, a career coaching and speaking business, in 2013. She co-founded Beyond the Professoriate in 2014, a business she exited in 2020. Jen writes on graduate education and careers for doctoral-degree holders. She is also a guest speaker on university campuses and at academic and professional conferences throughout North America and beyond. Her University Affairs blog is a three-time gold winner from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Follow her on Twitter at @FromPhDtoLife. Content warning: some profanity.

We're delighted to introduce you to Maren Wood, Ph.D., founder of Beyond the Professoriate and Aurora, a new e-learning platform available for students to use. Aurora is designed to help you: Explore different career paths, and hear from PhDs currently in those fields; Develop the materials and skills you will need on a job search such as resume writing, interview techniques, and networking strategies; Translate your academic experiences into transferable skills; and so much more!

In this episode, Alex and Ryan catch up with Bizu Solomon, a career counselor and graduate specialist at Fordham’s Career Services. We talk about Bizu's role at the University and the amazing number of resources that are available to graduate students and alumni such as career exploration tools, group workshops, and individual counseling. Hope you enjoy! Fordham's Career Services: Handshake ("O*Net" is located under the resources tab) : https://app.joinhandshake.com/login Linked In Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8919402/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fordhamcareers/ Additional Resources: The Muse, a company that helps people navigate their entire career journey: https://www.themuse.com/ Beyond the Professoriate, an organization that helps PhDs leverage their education into meaningful careers: https://beyondprof.com/ Inside Higher Ed, a column that shares career advice: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice?utm_source=ihe&utm_medium=careers-site&utm_content=header-link Parker Dewey Micro-Internships, paid short-term internships that provide students with professional experience: https://www.fordham.edu/info/29953/parker_dewey_micro-internships_program_for_students

Peter is joined by Mitchell Langbert, Associate Professor of Business at Brooklyn College, to discuss the political affiliation of university professors and his upcoming article in Academic Questions. As the nation’s partisan divide entrenches itself, more attention is being paid to what affect this partisanship has on teaching, research, and institutional trust. Peter and Mitchell go on to discuss Sarah Lawrence College and the internal contradictions of John Dewey’s progressive education.

This episode comprises seven audio clips from PhDs and PhD students who are advocates for PhD students’ professional and personal development. They each answer the prompt: “What aspects of a PhD program - beyond academics and research - should a prospective graduate student consider when deciding among offers of admission and why? How should they investigate and evaluate the strength of a program in this area?” The contributors are Dr. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs on finances, Mr. Kevin Bird on unionization and advocacy, Dr. Emily Meyers on unionization and advocacy, Dr. Jen Polk of Beyond the Professoriate on career development, Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD on mental health, Ms. Susanna Harris of PhD Balance on mental health, and Dr. Katie Wedemeyer-Strombel on work-life balance. Please share this episode with all the prospective PhD students in your life!

LinkedIn Article New Principle: To Have Both the money you need and the job you want, you have to be creative and flexible, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/have-both-money-you-need-job-want-creative-flexible-ray-dalio/ Topics discussed How we've tried to live out this Principle Philisophical considerations of this Principle Related Links Adam Grant, The Perils of Following Your Passion, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-perils-of-following-your-career-passion/id1346314086?i=1000433418434 Cal Newport, How Passions are Developed, https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2009/11/24/are-passions-serendipitously-discovered-or-painstakingly-constructed/ LinkedIn, Should You Follow Your Passion, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/should-you-follow-your-passion-3990529/ Beyond the Professoriate, https://beyondprof.com/ Join us on our subreddit dailosprinciples (https://www.reddit.com/r/daliosprinciples/) Follow us on Twitter @MicahBaize (https://twitter.com/micahbaize) @JohnSextro (https://twitter.com/johnsextro)

In this episode, we talk with Dr. L. Maren Wood, co-founder of Beyond the Professoriate, about how Beyond the Professoriate got its start, how it's changed over time, and what it's like being a CEO. Show notes:Beyond the ProfessoriateNSF Survey of Earned Doctorates“An Examination of the Changing Faculty” by Adrianna Kezar, Daniel Maxey, & Judith Eaton

Suzanne Henwood Dr Suzanne Henwood is a Master Trainer and Master Coach of mBraining. One of only two in the world, she is passionate about helping people reconnect to themselves (and to each other) in wise and compassionate ways using the very latest applied neuroscience that enables people to rewire themselves from the inside. Suzanne started life as a Diagnostic Radiographer in the UK, with a special interest in trauma work. She worked at national level with her professional body and the Department of Health to improve standards for patients, while also looking how to improve the professional competency and safety of workers. Taking on a number of roles, to learn new skills and get greater insight, Suzanne eventually achieved her dream of being in the Professoriate, when she moved to New Zealand in 2008.  But, as is so often in life, sometimes what we strive for is not really the asnwer. She found herself in a bullying and toxic work environment and saw people really struggling. People who were great at what they do but who were not led, or supported to be the best they can be at work.  So she pulled together a life times work and passion into two companies: mBraining4Success (mbraining4success.com) is where she teaches people about their mutiple brains and she goes round the world teaching Coaches, Master Coaches and Trainers in the amazing new field of mBIT / mBraining: How to use your multiple brains to do cool stuff. She talks of this being transformational in her own life. She works with individuals and organisations to help them reduce stress, build resilience and enhance psychological safety and she does this under the banner of her second company The Healthy Workplace (the-healthy-workplace.com).  Suzanne is all about supporting others to be the best they can be – so that they can serve in the world. She passionately believes that we need to find new ways to do life and work for the sake of all of us.

Participants in the Multicultural Pre-Professoriate Fellowship (MPF) Program Spring Diversity Dialogue discuss their research. . Guest speakers are Anita Moore-Nall (5:46-34:15), Heidi Senungetuk (34:36-1:05:15), and Amana Mbise (1:05:44-1:35:08). Anita Moore-Nall (Health Sciences/ Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies) presents her research for a medical geology text book on water issues that affect Indigenous People of North America. Heidi Senungetuk (Alaska Native Studies) presents Sounding Indigenous: Contemporary Inupiaq Expressions which highlights the creativity of the Kingikmiut Singers and Dancers of Anchorage. Amana Mbise (Social Work) presents his work on children's rights and rights based approaches to working with children. His PhD research looked at the adoption of rights based approaches by child rights NGO's in Tanzania. This event is sponsored by the UAA Faculty Senate Diversity Committee and is hosted by Thomas Chung (UAA Art Dept.).

Lindsay and Jennifer discuss getting to the root of what energizes you. Join Jennifer, Lindsay, and all your favorite guests in the AMB Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Jennifer: Jennifer Polk is an entrepreneur and career coach for PhDs. She is co-founder and director of Beyond the Professoriate, a mission-driven organization that supports individual graduate degree holders and partners with institutions of higher education in Canada, the United States, and beyond. Dr. Polk speaks on campuses and at conferences throughout North America on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for PhDs, and her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, University Affairs, Chronicle Vitae, Inside Higher Ed (with L. Maren Wood), and Academic Matters. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012. https://beyondprof.com/ https://fromphdtolife.com/ https://twitter.com/FromPhDtoLife https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-polk-bab56443/ https://www.facebook.com/FromPhDToLife/

Lindsay and Jennifer discuss getting to the root of what energizes you. Join Jennifer, Lindsay, and all your favorite guests in the AMB Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Jennifer: Jennifer Polk is an entrepreneur and career coach for PhDs. She is co-founder and director of Beyond the Professoriate, a mission-driven organization that supports individual graduate degree holders and partners with institutions of higher education in Canada, the United States, and beyond. Dr. Polk speaks on campuses and at conferences throughout North America on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for PhDs, and her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, University Affairs, Chronicle Vitae, Inside Higher Ed (with L. Maren Wood), and Academic Matters. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012. https://beyondprof.com/ https://fromphdtolife.com/ https://twitter.com/FromPhDtoLife https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-polk-bab56443/ https://www.facebook.com/FromPhDToLife/

Maren Wood and Jen Polk from Beyond the Professoriate joined us to talk about how mentors can open doors for graduate students and enable them to explore alternative career paths. The key for them is eliminating the default career mindset in academia. Your students can pursue other careers after their time with you and go on to have impactful careers. Want happier graduate students? Have open and honest career discussions with them. 

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorians left an indelible stamp on culture that continues to be in evidence today, not least of which is their refinement of the realist fiction medium known as the novel and their innovations, which led to the birth of fantasy and science fiction – two of today’s most popular genres. This period also gave rise to a Victorian “crisis of faith,” as the traditional Christian beliefs that had underpinned British society for centuries faced new challenges from scientific discoveries, the writings of Charles Darwin, and exposure to other cultures. In her book Genres of Doubt: Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Crisis of Victorian Faith (McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2017), Elizabeth M. Sanders argues that these two shifts—one literary and one cultural—were deeply intertwined. She writes that the novel, a literary form that was developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements, offers a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity’s place in the world. She revisits familiar, representative works from the period, organizing her analysis around how they exemplify particular responses to or strategies for dealing with the problems raised by the new questioning of the supernatural. Elizabeth M. Sanders holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Iowa. She works in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and speaks at conferences about career transitions for Ph.D. graduates. She was recently a speaker at the Beyond the Professoriate online conference and her book was recently nominated for the Mythopoeic Society’s Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attracting and retaining diverse faculty to our campuses are significant challenges for higher education. Recruitment and retention are often left to individual departments ill-equipped to respond to either the institutional needs for diversity or the individual needs of isolated, diverse faculty. Consortia offer opportunities to maximize professional development of search committees and departments, create cross-institutional communities for diverse faculty, and collaborate on policies that support the changing American professoriate. Our presenters, Robbin Chapman (Wellesley College, Higher Education Recruitment Consortium), Linda Mason (Purdue University, Big Ten Academic Alliance, Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate) and Lisa Perfetti (Whitman College, Northwest Five Consortium) offered consortial models for diversifying the professoriate. The audience was introduced to the ways consortia can address these issues, to sample initiatives and how consortia can assess the impact of such programs, and to the steps that ensure their sustainability. Slides (and other episodes) are available for download at https://acl.site-ym.com/?page=webinars

In today's episode, we talk with Jennifer Polk of PhD to Life. She's a life coach and entrepreneur and has a PhD in History. Everyone Feels This Way Sometimes We ask Jen about her transition out of academia and into entrepreneur life. She shares with us the high and low points of her transition—and how many of her clients feel (or felt) the same. She discusses her many business ventures. In addition to life coaching in her PhD to Life business, she also runs Self-Employed PhD (a community for other PhD entrepreneurs) and Beyond the Professoriate (a community that she runs with her business partner, Maren Woods, that focuses on professional development for alternative careers).   Mentioned in This Episode From PhD to Life - Jen's life coaching business Self-Employed PhD - Community for Self-Employed PhDs (full time or part time!) Beyond the Professoriate Community - Community that focuses on professional development for alternative careers S1E10: Asking For Help - Recovering Academic episode where we discuss getting help from career coach (or others) to navigate your new career path.

Political scientist Sam Abrams teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. His New York Times piece on the polarization of the New England professoriate garnered national attention. In this episode Chris Martin talks to him about what inspired his work on the professoriate, and where his current research is taking him.

Episode 005: Professoriate 2050. Daniel and Rob wrap up the "what does contingent mean to me?" question, looking at the latest AAUP report about the Professoriate in 2050, discussing an old UNC - Chapel Hill initiative on assimilating adjuncts into the faculty, and providing proper orientation for contingent faculty types. We also left in Daniel's cough attack just to keep in Rob's cheesy frog joke. (Standard disclaimer: all views are our own, even if they seem to be universally true.)

Ever meet people and almost instantly know you're going to be friends? In the words of Ricky Bobby, "THAT JUST HAPPENED!" I record episode 5 of B-Side while at a retreat for graduate students of color aspiring to the professoriate. My guests are Dr. Pranav Jani, Associate Professor of English at Ohio State University, and Elena Costello, graduate student at Ohio State University, two attendees of the 4th Annual Preparing for the Professoriate retreat sponsored by my alma matar Ohio State University. We reflect on a number of topics including student let actions at universities, tenure's influence on activism, how activism is done, the role of retreats in providing outlets for social change, hashtags, and the problems with BMI. Some serious talk with a healthy dose of jokes and levity.

Today's guest is Jennifer Polk, of FromPhDtoLife.com . We talk about her journey from PhD to, well, life. We talk about coaching vs consulting, networking, informational interviews, finding the work that's right for you, and poutine. Jennifer Polk works as an academic, career, and life coach. Her clients — graduate students and PhDs — are a diverse group of individuals based all around the world, from Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. Jen speaks on campuses and at conferences throughout North America on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for PhDs, and her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, University Affairs, Vitae, and Academic Matters. Find Jen online at FromPhDtoLife.com, which features resources for PhD career changers, and at her award-winning University Affairs blog. Join her twice a month for#withaPhD chat on Twitter, at the monthly Versatile PhD meetup in Toronto, and for Beyond the Professoriate, an annual online conference for PhDs in transition. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012. Web links: Website, http://FromPhDtoLife.com Twitter, https://twitter.com/FromPhDtoLife Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/FromPhDToLife Storify (archived Twitter chats), https://storify.com/FromPhDtoLife About.me, http://about.me/JenniferPolk

Courtney Tanenbaum (@courttanenbaum) is a senior researcher and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) marketing and research lead at AIR. She is a graduate of the Institute for Education Leadership's DC Education Policy Fellowship Program. Since joining AIR in May 2003, she has worked on several research and evaluation studies focused on federal policies and initiatives designed to improve the outcome of disadvantaged students and underrepresented minorities, both in K-12 and higher education. Currently, Dr. Tanenbaum serves as the principal investigator for the National Study of the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Under this grant she is responsible for managing the project, writing data-driven issue briefs on issues related to the participation of underrepresented minorities and women of all races and ethnicities in STEM. Most recently she contributed to an issue brief examining graduate student debt levels and one examining gender differences in the early career pathways of new STEM doctoral recipients. She also led a two-day symposium examining the implicit and explicit biases, barriers and challenges underrepresented groups of individuals in STEM encounter along their academic and career pathways, and how institutions of higher education and STEM academic departments can use this research to develop more effective recruitment and retention programs and practices. Under a previous grant from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Tanenbaum served as the task lead for the implementation analysis of the national evaluation of the grant program. As task lead, she conducted multiple site visits to institutions of higher education participating in the grant, during which she led interviews with college deans, grant program leadership, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students. She led the coding and analyses of the data collected during site visits to inform the implementation component of the evaluation. Dr. Tanenbaum also serves on several studies of federal policy. She serves as a data collection and analysis task lead for the Impact Evaluation of Race to the Top and School Improvement Grant (SIG) programs. In this role, she has contributed to an evaluation brief examining school turnaround policies, practices, and strategies in SIG, the first and second year evaluation reports. She is also lead author on an evaluation brief examining state capacity to support school turnaround. Dr. Tanenbaum serves as the deputy project director for the Equitable Distribution of Effective Teachers study, for which she assists in the overall management of the project, leads the collection and analysis of data gathered through interviews with officials, and serves as a lead author of the final evaluation report.  In addition, she leads the school-level data collection and analysis task for the Early Implementation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Study. In this role, Dr. Tanenbaum is responsible for producing a policy brief exploring school-level perspectives on the implementation of ESEA flexibility that will be shared with U.S. Department of Education staff to inform future policy making, and for contributing to a key highlights report that will be released to the public. In this episode we discussed Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Stereotype Threat and Imposter Syndrome Keeping Kids Interested in STEM with Comics Resources American Institutes for Research The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

The academic profession is rooted in long historical tradition but situated in contemporary realities. In countries across the world, significant factors are affecting the meaning of academic work, the nature of academic workplaces, and the framing of academic identity. This address explores these changes and challenges, as well as their implications for those aspiring to academic work and for those already holding academic positions. Within this changing context for academic work, what innovative approaches might strengthen graduate education as the location for preparing future academics? And how might higher education institutions support academics as they engage in professional practice in such a dynamic environment? Sponsored by Southern Cross University.