the agile academic

A Podcast for Women in Higher Education

Rosaria Meek on Executive Presence and Style

On this episode, I talk style, executive presence, and being a woman in higher education with Dr. Rosaria Meek, professor, student of leadership, and founder of the Oracle of Style.

10-08
39:50

Katharine Stewart on Kindness, Rigor, and Joy

On this episode, I speak with senior vice provost and professor emerita Dr. Katherine Stewart about kindness in leadership and mentoring, about career transitions, and about building a business around joy.

10-01
31:12

Katie Rose Guest Pryal - Of Many Minds

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection, Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff, out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal who wrote the foreword for the collection. We talk about the book, her experiences as a neurodivergent author and scholar in higher education and her new books explori...

09-23
43:13

Jim Luke - Of Many Minds

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection *Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff* out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, we do something a little different - contributor Jim Luke walks us through his life and how his neurodiversity and physical challenges shaped his career in industry and higher education.

09-16
33:23

Shannan Palma - Of Many Minds

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, Lee and I speak with Shannan Palma about her experience being neurodivergent in higher education and contributing to the Of Many Minds project.

09-02
33:42

Lee Skallerup Bessette - Of Many Minds

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, Lee and I talk about our editorial and authorial journey with the book and give you some insights into how it came into being. Sign up for our open book discussion on September 26 at 11:30!

08-26
37:42

Stephanie Gilbert on Loss, Grief, and Academia

In this special episode of the agile academic, Dr. Stephanie Gilbert and I discuss our grief experiences and her research on bereavement in the workplace.

08-29
41:08

Katie Rose Guest Pryal on Mental Health, Neurodiversity, and Being Well

On season 4 episode 6 of the agile academic, I’m joined Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal, law professor, speaker, and author. We talk about neurodiversity and mental health, stigma in higher ed, and being well.

08-22
39:20

Stephanie Cawthon on Connection and Disability Advocacy in Higher Ed

On season 4 episode 5 of the agile academic, I talk with Dr. Stephanie Cawthon, professor of education at the University of Texas Austin, leader, educator, and disability advocate. We discuss the importance of connection, disability in higher ed, and founding things that matter.

08-15
30:20

Jen Heemstra on Choices, Mentoring, and Failure

On season 4 episode 4 of the agile academic, I chat with Dr. Jen Heemstra, chair and professor of chemistry at Washington University of St. Louis. Jen and I cover culture, leadership, failure, and what it means to be a mentor.

08-08
46:38

Tracie Addy on Advancing Teaching, Learning, and Change

On season 4 episode 3 of the agile academic, I sit down with Dr. Tracie Addy, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at Lafayette College and co-author of the book What Inclusive Teachers Do. Tracie and I chat about her purpose in advancing inclusive teaching and learning, new projects, and change agency.

08-01
37:31

Annmarie Caño on Transforming Culture in Higher Ed

On season 4 episode 2 of the agile academic, I talk with Dr. Annmarie Caño, higher ed leader, coach, and professor of psychology at Gonzaga University, about transforming culture and transformational change in higher ed.

07-25
44:31

Elizabeth Wardle on Political Action and Faculty Engagement

On season 4 episode 1 of the agile academic, I chat with Dr. Elizabeth Wardle, professor and director of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University of Ohio. Liz and I talk about the political situation in Ohio, its impact on higher ed and ways to be politically active.

07-18
31:53

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 5 Connection

Chapter 5 of Unraveling Faculty Burnout looks at connection, the topic of this mini-episode.

09-20
07:15

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 4 Compassion

In this mini-episode I share a selection from Chapter 4 on compassion from my book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout.

09-20
09:17

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 3 Purpose

On this episode of the agile academic, I share an excerpt from the first of the four burnout resilience chapters in Unraveling Faculty Burnout – chapter 3 on purpose.canv

09-06
08:50

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 2 Academic Identity

Thanks for listening to this mini-episode of the agile academic podcast for women in higher ed based on my book Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways for Reckoning and Renewal. The book is available from Johns Hopkins University Press, and you’ll find a link to the page in the transcript. If you are interested in doing a book club on your campus and having me speak with your faculty, please email me at agilefaculty dot rpr at gmail dot com.

08-30
08:56

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 1 Culture

In this episode, I give you a sneak peak into Chapter 1 of Unraveling Faculty Burnout on higher ed culture.

08-23
08:05

RPR on Unraveling Faculty Burnout

On this episode, the last of season three, I share some of my own advocacy work related to burnout.

06-21
11:40

Kelly J. Baker on Careers, Authorship, and Mental Health

On this episode, Dr. Kelly J. Baker and I have an engaging conversation about taking winding career paths, being authors, and how our mental health impacts our work.

06-14
47:50

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