HigherEdJobs Podcast

Dec 19 2024 131 ep. 19 mins 20
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The HigherEdJobs Podcast is dedicated to helping higher education professionals find fulfillment in their careers and be the change agents that higher education needs in today's world. Join hosts Andrew Hibel and Kelly Cherwin, along with guest experts, as they examine job search strategies and break down the latest news and trends in higher education.

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Every Career in Academia Has Its Own Story Part 2

Dec 19 2024 20 mins  
In the second of three podcast episodes, Andy Hibel talks with Professor Emeritus John Thelin from the University of Kentucky's College of Education. Professor Thelin's teaching and research interests focus on the history of higher education and public policy. He likes to bring historical writing and research to contemporary discussions about significant, enduring higher education

E68: What You Can Learn from Springsteen's Career for Your Role in Higher Ed Part 2

Dec 16 2024 30 mins  
In this episode, co-hosts Andy Hibel and Kelly Cherwin continue a conversation with Warren Zanes, music adjunct faculty at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Zanes is the author of "Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska," which is now being made into a biographical film about singer, songwriter, and g

Every Career in Academia Has Its Own Story

Dec 12 2024 22 mins  
In the first of three podcast episodes, Andy Hibel talks with Professor Emeritus John Thelin from the University of Kentucky's College of Education. Professor Thelin's teaching and research interests focus on the history of higher education and public policy. He likes to bring historical writing and research to contemporary discussions about significant, enduring higher education i

E67: What You Can Learn from Springsteen's Career for Your Role in Higher Ed Part 1

Dec 09 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, co-hosts Andy Hibel and Kelly Cherwin talk with Warren Zanes, music adjunct faculty at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Zanes is the author of "Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska," which sets the backdrop for the conversation on taking the road-less-traveled in your career. The b

Ask the Expert: Should I Take a Less-Preferred Job or Have a Gap in My Resume?

Dec 02 2024 8 mins  
In this Ask the Expert episode, Chris Lee responds to a listener's question about when to consider accepting a less-preferred job offer.The listener asks, "What is better for my career development and future prospects: to take an open position in a department outside of my professional interests, even if my time there is short, or to have a gap in my resume while waiting for the ri

E66: How to Promote Yourself and Keep Going in Your Job Search, Part 2

Nov 25 2024 22 mins  
In this episode, co-hosts Andy Hibel and Kelly Cherwin continue a conversation with Professor Claire Kamp Dush from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She has dual appointments in the Minnesota Population Center and the Department of Sociology and studies topics at the intersection of psychology, sociology, and public health.Kamp Dush discusses the job search process for grad

E65: How to Promote Yourself and Keep Going in Your Job Search, Part 1

Nov 18 2024 26 mins  
In this episode, co-hosts Andy Hibel and Kelly Cherwin talk with Professor Claire Kamp Dush from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She has dual appointments in the Minnesota Population Center and the Department of Sociology and studies topics at the intersection of psychology, sociology, and public health. Kamp Dush, a first-generation college student, teaches a Ph.D. Job Ma

Ask the Expert: Does Interviewing First or Last Matter?

Nov 11 2024 8 mins  
In this Ask the Expert episode, Chris Lee responds to a listener's question about options for the timing of an interview. The listener asks, "When you are offered a variety of days and times by a search committee for an interview, which should I pick -- the earliest day and time that works for me? Or should I try to aim for the last available time they offer? In other words, does t

E64: Teaching Nurses and Medics When the Stakes Are High, Part 2

Nov 04 2024 20 mins  
In the second episode of a two-part conversation, co-host Andy Hibel talks with Greg White, a nurse practitioner and associate professor at The College of St. Scholastica. In this conversation, White describes his recent experience as a subject matter expert working with Norwegian counterparts to train Ukrainian soldiers to be medics in the current war against Russia. He said that

E63: Teaching Nurses and Medics When the Stakes Are High, Part 1

Oct 28 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, co-host Andy Hibel talks with Greg White, associate professor at The College of St. Scholastica, where he serves as director of the Traditional Undergraduate Nursing Program.White enlisted in the Air National Guard in 2007 and has been deployed on missions worldwide, working as a medic or, at times, an administrator. He oversaw COVID testing and coordinated finding