If you haven’t listen to Episode 21 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. Movin’ on up! General Tips: Try and do online training before the first week of class (FERPA, Inclusion/Diversity, etc.) Take notes! Enter in campus police numbers in your phone (emergency and non-emergency)…
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Episode 18- Job Market Materials
If you haven’t listen to Episode 18 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. Getting your job market materials ready is a job in and of itself. We will give you some tips and share some links below. On later shows we will do a deep…
Episode 15- Adjunctivitis!
If you haven’t listen to Episode 15 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. Have you every been an adjunct? We all have! The bulk of this post is based on a recent article on the Washington Post (you can find the link to it and…
Episode 12- It’s on the Syllabus!
If you haven’t listen to Season 2 yet, then check out Episode 12 here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. Season 2 is here!!! Didactic Trio Update: Rachel managed to get mono (aka– the kissing disease!) as a newlywed and has been sick since the middle of December, so she is…
Episode 11- Surviving the Holidays! *Season 1 Finale*
If you haven’t listen to Episode 11 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. How to Survive the Holidays! Final Episode for season 1…. I heard somewhere that most podcasts don’t make it past the 7th (I think?) episode. Well lucky for you guys, we are…
Episode 9 – Returning to the Academy
If you haven’t listen to Episode 9 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. This episode is inspired by a listener email! See we do listen!! Here is her question: I am looking for, “strategies to make up for (what I feel) is an inadequate…
Episode 4- Managing Anxiety
If you haven’t listen to Episode 4 yet, you can do so here or check out other episodes you may have missed here. (Special thank you to Doug, Kevin, Jeff, & Candace for sharing their experiences) Does grad school make us anxious or do anxious people go to grad school? While the jury may…
Episode 2- Academics Running for Office
If you haven’t already….listen to our episode here! You give an academic one simple task: We asked Zach to do a bit of research on education and congress people! Here is what he found: From the Congressional Research Service, the 2018 congress looks like: 18 Members of the House have no educational degree beyond a…
Our Pilot Episode: “When You Say You Are Writing…
…Like, what are you doing?” – Kristen If you haven’t listened to our first podcast, do so here! Those who know me well are often painfully aware of two things. Let’s call them “strengths” for now. First, that I love to quite literally, “act things out.” In a meeting once, the department chair was talking…