Dr. Marissa Stevens, an Egyptologist and the Assistant Director for the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how to find the right PhD advisor, how to handle having a famous academic advisor, the challenges of making Egyptian and other Near Eastern art & culture more accessible and less alien. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! 

Originally recorded October 8, 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Stevens: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/marissa-stevens/ 

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Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds. 

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