This Academic Life

Ep.41 – A Pivotal Decision: Plan for Promotion to Full or Move to Administration?


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In this episode, we discuss your options for your future in academia. Do you continue the route of being a professor and attain full tenure or do you pivot to an administrative role? Both have their positives and negatives, we discuss and layout our thoughts on the issue.

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Cast list:

  • Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
  • Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.
  • Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
  • Editing team:

    • Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
    • Edited by Angella Chen
    • Edited by Jared Duffy
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