This week, the Ivory Tower Boiler Room’s special Wednesday podcast-episode deals with the difficult but necessary subject of #MeToo cases at the university. Our guest, Dr. Helana Darwin–author, mother, award-winning scholar, qualitative research specialist–has entrusted us with her story of abuse at the hands of her own dissertation advisor. Dr. Darwin is currently writing aContinue reading “Special Wednesday Podcast Drop: #MeTooPhD”
Yearly Archives: 2021
A Note for Readers and Listeners #MeTooPhD
Dear All: This afternoon, we’re going to be airing an episode of the podcast that comes with trigger warnings. If you yourself are a survivor of sexual abuse or assault or a related trauma, we welcome you to listen, but recognize it may be too much. If you are not, we thank you for beingContinue reading “A Note for Readers and Listeners #MeTooPhD”
Finding Myself on the Shelf: Uncovering My Own Identity through Queer Literature
By Erika Grumet “We dance around in a ring and suppose But the Secret sits in the middle and knows” -Robert Frost No one knows what you’re thinking when you’re wandering the library shelves. For me, they were a safe space when I had the kind of questions that no one could answer for me…evenContinue reading “Finding Myself on the Shelf: Uncovering My Own Identity through Queer Literature”
(Podcast Release) What is a teacher, what is a classroom? A Roundtable
Adam moderates our July roundtable, where he begins by having each member of the team provide their response to the questions: “What is a teacher?” and “What is a classroom?” What follows is a discussion on the role education plays in each of the team members’ lives. From Adam’s memories and analysis of his favoriteContinue reading “(Podcast Release) What is a teacher, what is a classroom? A Roundtable”
Podcast Preview: July Roundtable
Friday is here, and there’s a lot going on for us here in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. Our most pressing and exciting piece of news is that we have a sponsor (you might have heard us mention as much one or two… hundred times in the last week). The sponsor is Words Matter, whichContinue reading “Podcast Preview: July Roundtable”
Midweek Teaser
Summer is here already, and while some people are thinking “vacation,” we are still hard at work here in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room (sometimes we are working from a sunlit folding chair). A last minute change in plans meant that last week, instead of our Writers’ Round Table, you heard Adam and Andrew talking toContinue reading “Midweek Teaser”
Adam’s Big Think #3: What is Teaching?
By Adam Katz Last month was a lot. We in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room are justifiably proud of our continuous coverage of Pride Month. And just because the month is over doesn’t mean our queerness and allyship, respectively, are over. This month’s theme at the Ivory Tower Boiler Room is public scholarship, with anContinue reading “Adam’s Big Think #3: What is Teaching?”
(Podcast Release) Should You Go to Grad School? A Discussion with Dr. Natalie Morse
This has been held in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room’s vault since February, and Adam and Andrew had such a wonderful time chatting with Dr. Natalie Morse, founder of For the Love of Grad, on a wintery Saturday night. Natalie discusses why she founded her academic consulting business and how to navigate problems faced in graduateContinue reading “(Podcast Release) Should You Go to Grad School? A Discussion with Dr. Natalie Morse”
Podcast Preview: With the Weekend Approaching…
Many people have Monday off, so it’s an extra long weekend to spend time with family. But if you need to go for a walk by yourself, please feel free to take a look at our newest episode–or at some of the back-catalogue. In the mean time, here’s what our team has been paying attentionContinue reading “Podcast Preview: With the Weekend Approaching…”
Midweek Teaser
July? Already? It’s disconcerting to realize that in some places, people are suffering through the worst heat wave ever in the area, and at the same time, back to school sales are starting. I love back to school sales; fresh notebooks, new pens. It’s so exciting. One day I will find the perfect combination ofContinue reading “Midweek Teaser”