The pandemic has accelerated the proliferation of subscription-based media targeted at niche audiences, including faculty. Here are a few newsletters and podcasts that get us through the difficult weeks, or provide inspiration for our teaching and scholarly work.
#MHAWS: Mirya Holman’s Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter
This (NSFW) newsletter on “surviving and thriving in academia” comes from political scientist and talented writer Mirya Holman. Holman offers practical tips to help faculty succeed without completely losing it or working obsessively. #MHAWS is written in a conversational tone that doesn’t shy away from addressing the realities of academic life. Check out a sample newsletter here:
Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast
Hosted by Bonni Stachowiak, Dean of Teaching and Learning at Vanguard University of Southern California, Teaching in Higher Ed offers over 400 episodes with guest experts on every aspect of teaching, learning, and faculty life. Many come with resources to implement these ideas in the classroom.
Click here for Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast
The Agile Academic
This wide-ranging podcast is “for women in and around higher education.” Host Rebecca Pope-Ruark, who has a forthcoming book on burnout, talks with guests about career vitality, burnout, and everything in between.
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Research in Action
Active from 2016–2020, Research in Action episodes feature experts from a range of disciplines discussing research in higher education.
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Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning
Dead Ideas asks us to rethink what we “know” about how humans learn and how that shapes our pedagogy and course design. Hosted by the Columbia University CTL Executive Director Catherine Ross, the podcast features teaching and learning guest stars, including DU Writing faculty Jesse Stommel who talks “ungrading” in season 2, episode 2.
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You’ve Got This!
A podcast dedicated to helping academics and higher education professionals seek self-knowledge, playfully experiment, and live core values with intention.
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Monthly Newsletter& Monday Motivator
Check out this newsletter to stay up to date on programming and ideas for thriving every week.