Pandemic Professors

Pandemic Professors

By Kelli Boling and Carol PardunSociety & Culture
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Pandemic Professors episodes

  • Teaching Sports Journalism without live sports

    In this episode, we chat with Dr. Kevin Hull, Sports Media Lead and Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Hull's dog, Zoey, has become a Coronavirus celebrity on Twitter, and his Sports Journalism class is live-tweeting a game from 1991. Laughter is encouraged, reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors podcast.

    31 min
  • Studying Abroad without being Abroad!

    Laughter is encouraged, academic reality is discussed in Episode 2 where Dr. Carol Pardun and Dr. Kelli Boling are joined by Dr. Marcie Hinton. We discuss how she's handling her study abroad class that was scheduled to go to France before the Covid-19 pandemic and how she's adapting the coursework to include not going abroad. Of course, we also discuss other important topics, like bread, cheese, and wine. 

    31 min
  • Academia in the midst of a Pandemic

    In this episode, we discuss academic life in the midst of a pandemic: how Covid-19 impacts tenure and promotion, the job market, teaching, and working from home. Laughter is encouraged, reality is discussed with two professors who have vastly different academic experiences.

    30 min

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A seasoned professor and a newly-minted Ph.D. chatting about the weirdness of academic life during a pandemic.