Collegeland is a podcast featuring untold stories from campuses around the U.S. Episodes now availab
If you haven't yet-head to Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen & check out our last episode w/ the amazing team at the NCCU Women's Center and LGBTA Resource Center supporting q***r students. Jennifer, Amber, & Eric make this one of our best episodes ever
https://www.collegelandpod.com/episodes/s2-episode-6-making-space-for-q***r-students-at-an-hbcu-
In case you missed yesterday's drop - check out our great last episode. Here is a sample of two of our guests Jennifer and Amber on what adequate funding for HBCUs would mean for centers like the LGBTA Resource Center and the NCCU Women's Center and the critically important resources they offer students
Join us for our last episode of Season 2! For this episode, Tiffany and Lisa hear from the team at the LGBTA Resource Center
at HBCU to talk about the importance of dedicated spaces for q***r students. https://collegelandpod.com/episodes
If you are looking for more from our most recent episode on Mental Health Beyond the Campus Counseling Center check out this Inside Higher Ed article by guest Gary Glass of
Oxford College of Emory
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/05/29/colleges-should-focus-more-community-and-connections-address-student-mental-health
If colleges focus more on connection, we may find we already have more of the resources we need to tackle many of the challenges our students face, argues Gary Glass.
New Episode Drop! Today on Collegeland S02 E05: Beyond the Campus Counselling Center - Lisa Levenstein talks with Gary Glass, licensed psychologist & director of counseling and career services at Oxford College of Emory University about the mental health crisis on campuses.https://www.collegelandpod.com/episodes/s2episode5beyond-the-campus-counseling-center
COVID has brought new attention to what many are calling the “mental health crisis" on college campuses. Gary Glass, licensed psychologist, and director of counseling and career services at Oxford College of Emory University talks with Lisa about the challenges facing students and the increasin
We're at work on our next episode exploring mental health, but if you missed our last episode on adjuncts "Living the Contradictions of Precarious Labor" here is a guest Jennifer Hyland Wang
follow us on Spotify or wherever you listen https://open.spotify.com/show/42URNpPSHo1jIScRJQ7bOz
This week our hosts Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein talk with Jennifer Hyland Wang, a long-time non-tenure-track faculty member at the University of Wisconsin about living the contradictions of precarious labor and balancing parenting, teaching, research, and organizing work as co-chair of the Precarious Labor Organization within the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
https://anchor.fm/collegeland/episodes/S2-Episode-4-Living-the-Contradictions-of-Precarious-Labor-e1ebq8m/a-a7d9uad
Students know who their favorite professors are on campus but they rarely know that up to 70% of college faculty are contract workers, often paid by the course, with very low pay and no job security. To put a personal face on the issues facing contingent faculty, we talk to Jennifer Hyland Wang, a l...
If you subscribe through anchor, apple, Spotify or our website, you got to hear our first episode of the season on universities accommodations systems and Covid. This recent Law review article resists some ideas raised about long-term covid and ADA law.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/eeoc-opines-long-haul-covid-19-consequences-may-constitute-ada-disability
This past summer, we reported that President Biden expressed in a speech commemorating the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that his administration believes “long
Our 3rd episode of the season is up! In this episode you'll hear from leaders in Dakota Language revitalization Šišóka Dúta & Raine Cloud about their work in connection to the University of Minnesota and how to use the classroom, long a site of violence & language loss for native people, to help rebuild Native lifeways.
https://www.collegelandpod.com/episodes/revitalizing-dakota-language
This week we hear from leaders in Dakota Language revitalization connected to the University of Minnesota, Šišóka Dúta and his former student and now colleague Raine Cloud about their work revitalizing Dakota Language.
Hey Everybody! We're officially back for Season 2. In the first episode of the season, we discuss Covid, disability, and accommodations with members of the Accessible Campus Alliance (ACAA) members Aimi Hamraie, Jonathan Sterne, and Bess Williamson joining hosts, Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein.
https://collegelandpod.squarespace.com/episodes/covid-and-disability
As campuses across the country have returned to in-person education this fall, requests by faculty for accommodations have been routinely ignored or denied. So for our first episode for Season 2, we reached out to three members of the Accessible Campus Action Alliance (ACAA), an organization of disa
🎧 Bonus episode alert! 🎧 As we kick off a new semester, producer Richelle Wilson talks about her experience as a first-gen college student, the challenges of getting a PhD in a collapsing academic job market, and her complicated relationship with higher ed.
Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Season 2 is dropping soon!
A first-gen PhD student talks about student loan debt, the collapsing academic job market, and her complicated relationship with higher ed.
Yesterday on A Public Affair, Collegeland co-host Nan Enstad spoke with urban historian Davarian Baldwin about his new book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower from Bold Type Books. It's a must-read for anyone thinking about the role of universities!
Listen here ⬇️
University campuses play a major role in whatever city they’re in, from local politics to gentrification and even policing. We’re in the midst of a new economy, argues urban historian Davarian Baldwin. Today, he talks with guest host Nan Enstad about the role universities are playing in that eco...
The UNCG College of Arts & Sciences did a great write-up about Collegeland this week—check it out!
“We were struck by the fact that there are so many myths out there about higher education,” said [co-host Lisa] Levenstein. “So many people think that it’s an institution run by and for the elite that is disconnected from the rest of public life. We want to tell real stories about what’s actually happening on campuses and explore how colleges and universities are essential in fostering our common good."
Dr. Lisa Levenstein, a professor of history and director of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, has launched a podcast that explores the “untold stories” at college campuses across the country. The biweekly podcast, Collegeland, is co-hosted by Dr. Nan Enstad, a professor at the University...
School's out for the summer, and the Collegeland team is taking a break from our regular production schedule.
We do have some fun summer bonus episodes in the works, so stay cool and stay tuned! 🌞🕶️🌴🍦
For many of us, the library is like a second home. That's why history librarian Maura Seale likes calling it the "front porch" of campus. In this episode, she talks about the role of libraries in the digital age and the care work performed by librarians.
Plus, our co-hosts reflect on the podcast's first season and shout-out listener ideas for future episode topics. ✨
Librarian Maura Seale explains how libraries are the “front porch” of every campus and reveals the invisible intellectual labor and care work performed by librarians.
New episode out tomorrow! Here's a little hint...
In case you missed it, Collegeland was featured on the Access Hour on WORT FM this week, with bonus intro and outro material. Check it out!
Collegeland is a podcast sharing the untold stories from campuses around the United States, co-hosted by professors Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein. Tonight, the Access Hour will be featuring episode 8: Beyond the Land-Grab University. Land-grant universities are the legacy of the Morrill Act of 1862...
Tonight, WORT FM is airing a special broadcast of our land-grab university episode featuring an interview with forestry professor Michael Dockry about sustainability, reparations, and Indigenous knowledge.
Tune in to the Access Hour from 7-8PM CDT, streaming on wortfm.org! 📻
We're working on our last episode of the semester and we want to read some listener comments!
So tell us:
✏️What are your thoughts on the podcast so far? What would you like to see us cover in the future?
or
✏️If you could change anything about college, what would it be?
Extra credit for answering both!
Housekeepers are the unsung heroes of college dorms. We wanted to learn more about their work, so we sat down with Tracy Harter, a housekeeper at UNC Chapel Hill and a member of UE150 NC Public Service Workers Union.
She describes the day-to-day work of cleaning the dorms and sets the record straight about the students who live there.
Listen at the link below or check us out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
From the horrifying to the heartwarming, UNC housekeeper Tracy Harter describes the day-to-day work of cleaning the dorms.
Check out this great story in the The Capital Times about how the podcast got started!
And stay tuned for a new episode out tomorrow 🎧
In eight, biweekly episodes, “Collegeland” has featured campuses and people from across the U.S., tackling food insecurity, student life and more.
New episode out today! Michael Dockry, professor of forestry and member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, makes a compelling case for how universities can use their land and money to benefit Native people and, in turn, be transformed by Indigenous knowledge.
Also, why land acknowledgments aren't enough and some Report Card love for NCAA women's basketball players 🏀 Have a listen!
Michael Dockry, professor of forestry and member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, shares principles from his work in sustainable land management and describes how universities can be transformed by Indigenous knowledge.
In honor of Book Workers Day of Solidarity and in support of Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama organizing to form a union, the University of North Carolina Press (featured in our latest episode) is making Robin D. G. Kelley's groundbreaking book HAMMER AND HOE freely available.
Check it out and join us in standing with BAmazonUnion.
The University of North Carolina Press stands in solidarity with workers fighting for dignity and workplace democracy in the book industry—especially the more than 5,000 Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, who are in the midst of the historic first attempt to unionize one of the e-commerce giant....
This one's for the readers! In our latest episode, University of North Carolina Press director John Sherer gives us a behind-the-book look into what university presses do and why they are such an integral part of campus.
Plus, a discussion of open access and some top-shelf book recs from your friendly neighborhood co-hosts!
It's all right here ⬇️
John Sherer from UNC Press gives us a behind-the-book look into the work of university presses, which publish high-quality scholarship for both academic and public readers.
Happy birthday to Dear Pandemic and a huge THANK YOU to the Nerdy Girls, who have been doing everything they can to keep us safe and sane for a whole year now! 🎉
In case you missed it, check out our interview with co-founder Malia Jones on the very first episode of the podcast ⬇️
Dr. Malia Jones shares the success story of Dear Pandemic, a popular social media outreach campaign encouraging people to “stay safe, stay sane.”
Food insecurity is a growing problem on campuses across the country. In our latest episode, Paula Umaña from the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice talks about moving “beyond the food pantry” to connect students to needed resources.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our website ⬇️
Food insecurity is a growing problem on campuses across the country. Paula Umaña from the Hope Center talks about moving “beyond the food pantry” to connect students to needed resources.
Behind every good vaccine, there's a university lab like the one Dr. Deborah Fuller runs at the University of Washington.
For this episode, she gives us an inside peek into what it's like to be doing vaccine research on campus during the pandemic.
Check it out ⬇️
Let’s give credit where credit is due: every COVID vaccine on the market got its start at a university lab. Dr. Deb Fuller takes us behind the scenes.
New episode out today! Online teaching expert Rebecca Barrett-Fox tells us why she advised professors to “do a bad job of putting your courses online” in a blog post that went viral at the start of the pandemic.
Plus, our take on the screens on/screens off debate and a shout-out to community colleges.
Welcome to Zoomversity! 💻🎓
Rebecca Barrett-Fox tells us why she advised professors to “do a bad job of putting your courses online” in a blog post that went viral as colleges quickly pivoted to remote learning last March.
Collegeland is now available on all major podcast apps!
If you like what you've heard so far, consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing on your platform of choice to help other listeners find the show.
Thanks for your support! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In our student voting episode, we have an invigorating conversation with Rick Hart, a junior at Morehouse College who worked tirelessly to help flip Georgia blue in the presidential and Senate runoff elections.
Hear Rick's story and learn more about HBCUs—it's all right here! ⬇️
Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election, and we have students like Morehouse College’s Rick Hart to thank.
Episode 2 features a generative interview with Dr. Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus A Refuge. She describes her work resettling refugees on college campuses and expands our vision of what universities can—and should—do in their communities.
Have a listen!
We speak with Dr. Diya Abdo from the Center for New North Carolinians about her work resettling refugees on college campuses.
On the first episode of Collegeland, we speak with our favorite population scientist, Dr. Malia Jones of Dear Pandemic. She gives us an inside peek into the work of the "Nerdy Girls" team in combating the infodemic and giving advice to keep us all safe and sane during COVID.
Check it out!
Dr. Malia Jones shares the success story of Dear Pandemic, a popular social media outreach campaign encouraging people to “stay safe, stay sane.”
Today, we can officially welcome you to Collegeland! Our first three episodes are out in the world, available on our website, Anchor.fm, and Spotify. Happy listening! 🎧
Blankets and closets: a pandemic podcaster's best friends!
Meet co-hosts Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein at our launch party on Facebook Live, tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm Central / 6pm Eastern. All are invited for a quick tour of Collegeland!
https://www.facebook.com/events/710618869437279/
We'll say it loud and proud: college should be affordable for everyone!
Catch co-hosts Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein discussing college degrees vs. Google learning certificates on episode 3 of Collegeland, hitting your feeds this Friday!
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In case you missed yesterday's drop - check out our great last episode. Here is a sample of two of our guests Jennifer and Amber on what adequate funding for HBCUs would mean for centers like the LGBTA Resource Center and the NCCU Women's Center and the critically important resources they offer students
Join us for our last episode of Season 2! For this episode, Tiffany and Lisa hear from the team at the LGBTA Resource Center @NCCULGBTA at HBCU @NCCUEagle to talk about the importance of dedicated spaces for queer students. https://collegelandpod.com/episodes
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