The Dear Alma podcast series* offers helpful resources, tools, and advice from senior colleagues to help other faculty members reach their highest aspirations in teaching, research, and service while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Each episode features faculty members from across campus, representing different disciplines, backgrounds, and experiences. All of our podcast guests have generously contributed their time to share their insights and tips on a variety of topics from which other faculty members may glean wisdom and strategies as they navigate their career at Illinois. Podcast episodes are 5-10 minutes long and are intended to give a snapshot of these issues from different on-campus faculty perspectives.
Season One is titled “Living and Working During COVID-19” and includes five episodes:
Episode 1: Shuffling the Home Pieces
- Professor Antony Augoustakis, Department of Classics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Associate Professor Karen Tabb Dina, School of Social Work.
Episode 2: Quality over Quantity
- Associate Professor Meghan Burke, Department of Special Education, College of Education
- Associate Professor Maria Librada Chu, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Episode 3: Silver Linings
- Associate Professor Jorge Lucero, School of Art & Design
- Professor Simon Restubog, School of Labor & Employment Relations
Episode 4: No More Boundaries
- Associate Professor Nerissa Brown, Department of Accountancy, Gies College of Business
- Professor Hedda Meadan, Department of Special Education, College of Education
Episode 5: Finding Untouchable Time
- Professor Robert Lawless, College of Law
- Associate Professor Grace Oh, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, College of Education
- Associate Professor Laura Schackelford, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
There are currently four seasons in production. Dear Alma, “Season 2: Reflections on Work-Life Balance,” is set to launch the end of February 2021.
*The Dear Alma podcast series is produced by the Office of the Provost in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ATLAS Internship Program.
