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Collegeland episodes
- Episode 7: Why University Presses Matter
Few things say “college” more than a stack of books, and yet university presses remain one of the best-kept secrets on campus.
To get a behind-the-scenes look into the world of academic publishing, we talk to John Sherer, director of the University of North Carolina Press. UNC Press has long been a pioneer in publishing books on African American history and gender and women’s studies. This past year, the press saw a surge in readership during the pandemic, and many UNC Press titles made their way onto Black Lives Matter reading lists.John explains how and why university presses operate on a “deficit publishing” model to support important books that aren’t money-makers, talks about racial inequities in the publishing world, and describes new and exciting open-access (OA) initiatives to make campus research more accessible to the public.After the interview, Nan and Lisa share a few of their personal favorite university press books in a Letter of Recommendation segment.About our guestJohn Sherer is the director of the University of North Carolina Press. Previously, he was the vice president and publisher of Basic Books.Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by jmexclusives on PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] or send us a voice memo on Anchor.fm.37 min - Episode 6: Food Insecurity on Campus
According to a 2017 study, nearly half of all college students in the U.S. face food insecurity.
That’s a huge problem. And it’s not just about food, either—many of these same students also experience housing insecurity or have other basic needs not being met as they struggle to pay skyrocketing tuition bills and expensive educational fees.These are students Paula Umaña meets every day through her work at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. She helps us unpack the reality of food insecurity on campus and urges college administrators to develop programs to help connect students with vital resources, including federal benefits such as SNAP.Nan and Lisa wrap up the show with a Report Card segment, with an A+ for our friends over at The Campus Hunger Project Podcast (check them out!) and an F for a certain blogger who thinks that taking cold showers and cutting the lattes can keep you out of student debt (take our word for it and don’t check it out!).About our guestPaula Umaña is the Director of Institutional Transformation at the Hope Center. Previously, she worked at the Community College of Philadelphia, where she established and directed the Single Stop program, which has connected more than 13,500 students with over $28 million dollars in tax refunds, cash, and non-cash benefits.Learn more about the Hope Center’s #RealCollege movement by visiting their website.Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art from PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] or send us a voice memo on Anchor.fm.44 min - Episode 5: Inside a University Vaccine Lab
During the COVID vaccine rollout in the U.S., major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna have become household names. But did they really create these vaccines by themselves?
Not by a long shot, says Dr. Deborah Fuller, a vaccinologist and professor of microbiology who runs her own lab at the University of Washington. She and her team have been working on DNA and RNA vaccine technology for years, laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe, and effective development of the COVID vaccines currently on the market, all of which got their start at universities.
Deborah makes the case for why we need to fund “unglamorous” basic research, describes what it’s like running a university vaccine lab during the pandemic, and notes an important shift happening in the science community, with more and more researchers collaborating and sharing their findings in real time.
Then, co-hosts Nan and Lisa are back to grading! For this Report Card segment, they take up student quarantine and new surveillance technologies on campus.
About our guest
Deborah Fuller is a vaccinologist and professor of microbiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her research focuses on virology, vaccines, and biotechnology.Produced and edited by Richelle Wilson
Theme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by cromaconceptovisual on PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.
Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] or send us a voice memo on Anchor.fm.
40 min - Episode 4: Zoomversity
Rebecca Barrett-Fox tells us why she advised professors to “do a bad job of putting your courses online” in a blog post that went viral as colleges quickly pivoted to remote learning last March.
***Among other things, 2020 was the year of the Great Virtual Shift, when college campuses across the country pivoted to emergency remote instruction in response to the pandemic coming to the United States in March, just before spring break.While Zoom classes have now become a regular fixture of university life, many instructors had a rocky beginning moving their courses online. Enter Rebecca Barrett-Fox, coordinator of online learning at Hesston College, who wrote an encouraging blog post called “Please Do a Bad Job of Putting Your Courses Online.”Within a week, the post had a million views. The message was just what every teacher needed to hear: It’s okay if you’re not perfect at this teaching online thing right away. Be gentle with yourself and supportive of your students in this difficult time.We sat down with Rebecca to learn more about her story of “going viral” and her (online) teaching philosophy, including kindness as pedagogy and her take on the screens on/screens off debate.Co-hosts Nan and Lisa weigh in with their own experiences teaching online and sign off with a new edition of Office Hours, where they answer a listener’s question about community college.Have a question for Office Hours? Email us at [email protected] or send us a voice memo on Anchor.fm.About our guestRebecca Barrett-Fox is Visiting Coordinator of Online Learning at Hesston College in Kansas. Previously, she was an assistant professor of sociology at Arkansas State University. She maintains a blog at her website, anygoodthing.com.Here are a few of our personal favorite posts from Rebecca’s blog:“Please Do a Bad Job of Putting Your Courses Online”“Students Love Discussion Board—When It’s Well-Designed”“How to Help Your Students Rest”“Successful Grading in an Online Classroom”Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by Joseph Mucira on PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.45 min - Episode 3: Student Voting
Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election, and we have students like Morehouse College’s Rick Hart to thank.
***All eyes were on Georgia after they flipped blue for Biden/Harris in November and again as they voted in two Democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, in a historic runoff election earlier this month.But none of this was a sure thing. It took countless hours of local get-out-the-vote efforts by tireless volunteers like Rick Hart, a junior at Morehouse College in Atlanta, who this time last year was getting up at 5 a.m. with his friends to canvass around the state.We sat down with Rick back in November to learn about his experience with student voter engagement at Morehouse. Then, we caught up with him again in January to congratulate him on Georgia’s Senate victories.Co-hosts Nan and Lisa take this opportunity to reflect on the role of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in U.S. history and think about college students as a voting bloc. They wrap up the show with their first edition of Office Hours, where they answer listener questions about all things college.Have a question for Office Hours? Email us at [email protected] or send us a voice memo on Anchor.fm.About our guestRick Hart is a junior majoring in political science at Morehouse College. He serves as attorney general in the Student Government Association, co-chair of Georgia Young Leaders for Biden, HBCU outreach director of College Democrats of America, and president of the Morehouse College Collegiate Chapter of National Action Network (NAN).Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by Jennifer Griffin on UnsplashA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.43 min - Episode 2: Every Campus a Refuge
We speak with Dr. Diya Abdo from the Center for New North Carolinians about her work resettling refugees on college campuses.
***College campuses are like cities unto themselves, and they have an abundance of resources to share with the surrounding community.That’s the expansive vision of Dr. Diya Abdo, who founded Every Campus a Refuge, a refugee resettlement program that places families in university housing and uses campus resources to help them thrive in their new community. Campuses should function as home spaces where everyone there can feel safe, Diya argues. She powerfully invites colleges and universities to heed the call of sharing their abundance and cultivating a culture of hospitality.After this generative conversation, co-hosts Nan and Lisa reflect on campuses as a place of refuge and offer Extra Credit TV and book recommendations about refugees.About our guestDiya Abdo is the director of the Center for New North Carolinians at UNC Greensboro and the founder of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR), housed at Guilford College and with chapters across the country.Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by janjf93 on PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.35 min - Episode 1: Dear Pandemic
Welcome to Collegeland!
We started a podcast about higher education in the middle of a pandemic, so it’s only fitting that we kick off this first episode with our favorite campus scientist, Dr. Malia Jones.Malia is one of the creators of Dear Pandemic, a social media campaign and one-stop shop for practical, science-based information and advice about navigating life during COVID. She gives us an inside peek into the work of the “Nerdy Girls” team in combating the infodemic and keeping us all safe and sane.After the interview, co-hosts Nan and Lisa give out their first grades of the semester in a Report Card segment.About our guestMalia Jones is an associate scientist in health geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Applied Population Laboratory. She is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Dear Pandemic, a popular public outreach account on social media.Produced and edited by Richelle WilsonTheme music by Josh WilsonShow cover art by Margaux ParkerEpisode cover art by Viktor Ivanchenko on PixabayA special thanks to Wisconsin Humanities for their support.50 min
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Collegeland is a podcast featuring untold stories from campuses around the United States, co-hosted by professors Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein.