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In the AcaDames Season 4 Launch, Sarah and Whitney reflect on Sarah’s job transition, campus life during the pandemic, an academic Twitter scandal, and righteous anger. Join us as we welcome an exciting lineup for Season 4!

Note: When this episode was recorded, Whitney’s employer, UNC at Chapel Hill, was on Day 2 of in-person undergraduate classes. Six days later, multiple #SARSCoV2 outbreaks in undergraduate housing led the NC Board of Trustees (BOT/BOG) to move UNC undergrad classes all online.

Related readings and links:

“Unhappy Associate Professors,” Inside Higher Ed article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/04/associate-professors-less-satisfied-those-other-ranks-survey-finds

Anger: Buddhist Wisdom for Cooling the Flames (book by Thích Nhất Hạnh):

https://www.amazon.com/Anger-Cooling-Thich-Nhat-Hanh/dp/1573221872/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (book by Rebecca Traister):

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Mad-Revolutionary-Power-Womens/dp/1501181793/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Julia Marcus and Jessica Gold: “Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students” (article)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/colleges-are-getting-ready-blame-their-students/614410/

Sarah Gollust’s Twitter thread for parents about the fall semester:

https://twitter.com/sarahgollust/status/1292802739286794242

The Calm App: https://www.calm.com/

GirlTrek: https://www.girltrek.org/

“The Pandemic Work Diary of Netflix’s Queer Champion” (Fran Tirado article):

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/business/fran-tirado-netflix-lgbtq.html

Sarah’s response to #medbikini inciting article: https://twitter.com/birkensarah/status/1286989751891918852

#MeTooSTEM founder and Sciencing_Bi fabricated Twitter account:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/twitter-account-embattled-metoostem-founder-suspended

Report of Independent Investigation: Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Martin A. Philbert:

https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/01-01/Report_of_Independent_Investigation_WilmerHale.pdf

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: August 11, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

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Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah speak with Dr. Dominique Baker, Assistant Professor of Education Policy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Fall 2020 university reopening plans. The group discusses financial considerations and safety implications for students, faculty, and staff. Dominique explains the rationale of institutions that are shifting from in-person to online instruction, including HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), which have been at the leading edge of the shift to online education this fall. And Dominique discusses why 2020 may be a buyer’s market for universities that can recruit this year.

Related readings and links:

Dr. Dominque Baker’s webpage: http://www.dominiquebaker.com/

Dr. Dominique Baker’s Twitter page: @bakerdphd

Interactive database of current college and university reopening plans, Davidson College’s, The College Crisis Initiative (C2i): https://collegecrisis.shinyapps.io/dashboard/

“This Will Be One Of The Worst Months In The History Of Higher Education” Chronicle of Higher Education by Robert Kelchen (Twitter @rkelchen)

https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-will-be-one-of-the-worst-months-in-the-history-of-higher-education

Robert Kelchen’s blog: Blog (Kelchen on Education) – Robert Kelchen

The article Whitney mentions about college tuition & revenue optimization algorithms: What College Admissions Offices Really Want

University of Arizona Furloughs program: Employee Furlough-Based Salary Program | Human Resources

Dr. Shaun Harper, President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Provost Professor at USC, July 2020 Congressional Testimony:

Media Advisory: AERA President Shaun Harper to Testify before Congress about Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses

Full Testimony: A MAJOR TEST: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Testimony provided to the United States House

USC Faculty Page: Shaun Harper | USC Marshall

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom joins UNC Faculty: Author, professor, and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom joining SILS and CITAP

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: July 21, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Sarah candidly reflects on her job search process through various “journal entries” in this audio time capsule. She guides us through why she went on the job market, how she navigated the interview process and negotiated both the verbal and written offer, and what it’s like to virtually transition into her new position at Wake Forest during a pandemic. Sarah documents her journey--including her anxieties, advice from mentors, and moments of self-advocacy and empowerment--while embracing her values of authenticity and open-mindedness.

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Related Readings and Links:

Conversation at 8:11 refers to Episode S304: Contingent Faculty (Prof. Adrianna Kezar)

Conversation at 8:22 refers to Episode S101: Sarah

The Effort Report (Podcast with Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng)

The One About Collabofriends

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: January 13, 2020, through May 24, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Three months into the COVID-19 era, life in the United States actually manages to get worse. Whitney leads this raw and intimate conversation with Sarah about how George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent protests and police response have profoundly shaken her. She discusses the current attention on police brutality against Black people (#BlackLivesMatter) in the context of COVID-19 health disparities. And she draws connections among recent events, the longer history of systemic racism in the U.S., and her intimate life as a mother, wife, and member of a large extended Black family.* Whitney also reflects on how this moment is changing her perspectives on how to move forward as a Black scholar studying racial equity in an overwhelmingly White environment. For all of you who are feeling grief and outrage, and for all of you who want to be a better source of support for those who are grieving and outraged -- this episode is dedicated to you.

*A note: Whitney’s relative who was home with COVID-19 is doing well and seems fully recovered. The relative’s husband was discharged from the hospital and is also doing well. Another older relative of theirs remains hospitalized.

Related readings and links:

Rena episodes: S108: Rena and S312: Rena, Part 2

The study Whitney mentioned about NIH funding by race and topic: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaaw7238

The study Whitney mentioned on the discounting of innovation by demographically underrepresented students:

https://www.pnas.org/content/117/17/9284.short?casa_token=vK3Mha8zXXQAAAAA:7SvglLpkf1jJ5HCUth4U5Nnod07fm26s1tCZ9mftqNYbZkmp33sGcc26qLVJlJwBIeRU6xa_8N6P

“By analyzing data from nearly all US PhD recipients and their dissertations across three decades, this paper finds demographically underrepresented students innovate at higher rates than majority students, but their novel contributions are discounted and less likely to earn them academic positions. The discounting of minorities’ innovations may partly explain their underrepresentation in influential positions of academia.”

“How to more safely protest in a pandemic”: COVID-19 harm reduction tips from Vox

https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276082/what-to-bring-to-a-protest-coronavirus-covid-19-risk-safety

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: June 3, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It’s a wrap! Join us for our Season 3 Wrap-Up as Sarah and Whitney announce the launch of the AcaDames Patreon website! We also reflect on this eventful past season, from our amazing guest speakers to our popular Shadow CV and Managing People Journal Clubs to our #CovidCampus bonus episodes. Thank you to all of our supporters for tuning in, and see you in the next episode!

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Related readings and links:

AcaDames Patreon Link

S307: Bonus: #CovidCampus

Poor People’s Campaign

S304: Is the Growth of Contingent Faculty a Scam?

S301: Meena

A Collaborative AcaDames Shadow CV Document

S305: Journal Club: Managing People

S306: Stephanie

S309: How to make mentorship a dream

S106: Jessie

S312: Rena, Part 2

S107: Journal Club: Bodies

Recorded: April 28, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Meryem Ok

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney interviews Dr. Rena Pasick, a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a return guest from AcaDames Season 1. Rena discusses how being personal and really listening to others helps to break down barriers and create allyship which, when built on caring relationships, evolves into lasting and meaningful friendships.

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Related readings and links:

Dr. Rena J. Pasick

Previous Interview with Dr. Rena Pasick, AcaDames Episode 108

Death, Sex & Money Episode, Between Friends: Your Stories About Race and Friendship

Brené Brown Part 2: Living with a Whole Heart (Interview on Oprah)

The Anti-Oppression Network “Allyship” Definition

PeerNetBC Allyship Reference

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: March 22, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak, Meryem Ok, and Jeremiah Murphy

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It’s been five weeks since universities across the United States began closing in earnest due to Covid-19. Between online teaching, online therapy, and responding to the realities of working from home, Sarah and Whitney give updates about the ongoing changes in their lives.

Related Readings and Links:

#CovidCampus Bonus Episodes Week One and Week Two

The New York Times: Daily Coronavirus Tracking by State and Country

The New Yorker: How to Practice Social Distancing

AMHIG Coronavirus Statement: This Is *Not Fine.

Steve Glaveski article: The Five Levels of Remote Work

#CovidCampus hashtag. Credit: Dr. Hannah Alpert-Abrams (@hralperta on Twitter), Quinn Dombrowski (@Quinnanya), and Alex Wermer-Colan (@AlexWermerColan).

Conversation at 19:05 references Episode 306

Conversation at 42:05 refers to Episode 102

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: April 9, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Jeremiah Murphy

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Today, Whitney interviews her friend and collaborator, Dr. Kemi Doll. Dr. Doll is a gynecologic oncologist, health services and health equity researcher, and an academic coach for women of color. She works at the University of Washington in Seattle, one of the “hot spots” for Covid-19 cases in the U.S. Kemi shares what it’s like to work in a hospital during a pandemic, and offers strategies to prioritize projects and make work feel more manageable during this stressful time.

Related Readings and Links:

Meet Dr. Kemi Doll

Dr. Kemi Doll’s Professional Coaching Website

Dr. Kemi Doll on Twitter

ECANA, the endometrial cancer advocacy group that Dr. Doll co-founded.

Dr. Doll’s newsletter

New York Times: Four Ways to Measure Coronavirus Outbreaks in US Metro Areas

World Health Organization: PPE Shortages

Brene Brown Podcast: Comparative Suffering, the 50/50 Myth, and Settling the Ball

Dr. Doll is referenced in AcaDames Episodes 109 and 207.

A transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: March 31, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Jeremiah Murphy

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Today, Sarah talks with Dr. Christine Pfund, a senior scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Pfund defines mentorship, discusses how to be a better mentor and mentee and explains why effective mentorship matters within the academy. Together, they consider strategies to cultivate strong mentorship relationships and offer resources for academics at all career stages.

Related Readings and Links:

What is MT-DIRC?

The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM: NASEM Online Guide

National Research Mentoring Network

Mentor Curricula and Training: Entering Research

Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

Mentorship Education Resources

Mentorship Tools (including compacts, mentoring maps, and so much more!)

The Center for the Improvement of Mentorship Experience in Research

A transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: February 11, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Jeremiah Murphy

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Between online classes (and online church!), helping their children develop a routine, trying to keep up with work and prioritizing mental health, Sarah and Whitney check in about the changes in their lives as COVID-19 continues to spread.

Related Readings and Links:

Last Week’s Bonus Episode: #CovidCampus

Whitney’s Letter to the Editor of Pediatrics

The New York Times: Daily Coronavirus Tracking by State and Country

The New Yorker: How to Practice Social Distancing

#CovidCampus hashtag. Credit: Dr. Hannah Alpert-Abrams (@hralperta on Twitter), Quinn Dombrowski (@Quinnanya), and Alex Wermer-Colan (@AlexWermerColan).

We’re Sad: A Spreadsheet to Document Lost Milestones due to COVID-19

Recorded: March 22, 2020

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Jeremiah Murphy

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report