The Good Enough Professor

<p>A discussion with Chinasa Elue, grief researcher and grief coach, about the many ways that grief shows up in academic life. We talk about assuming that grief is present on campus and embracing the awkwardness of...

<p>What could be possible for us if we let go of productivity as a goal? In this episode, I reframe productivity in terms of being rather than doing, consider the “Laziness Lie,” and daydream about alternative measures...

<p>A conversation about expansion, exploration, and honesty at mid-career with fashion professor Arti Sandhu. Arti’s Instagram @sideways_toupee is a playful personal project and a serious scholarly discourse on...

<p>Thoughts on the inevitable awkwardness of returning to campus and feeling a little too visible at the beginning of Fall semester. </p> <p>Find the Transcript for Episode 12, “Visibility & Vulnerability in the New...

<p>In this season of institutional annual reports, let’s focus instead on our lived experiences of academic life this year. In your Shadow Annual Report, we’ll use the framework of empathy, embodiment, and empowerment...

<p>An honest and hopeful conversation with Brooke Hofsess, artist, scholar, and leadership coach. We talk, laugh, and dream about re-making academia, the deep power of choice, the fun of chairing (really!), and finding...

<p>What would it be like to approach overwhelming times of the semester with self-compassion? How might we experience overwhelm differently if we supported our basic needs and gently questioned expectations? Today we...

<p>Today I’m taking on academic grind culture through the lens of anti-dieting. I explore how we can mobilize the anti-diet critique of diet culture to better understand how the values, promises, and practices of...

<p>In this episode, I answer your questions about the challenges of the new semester and share my take on how to put your wellbeing and what matters to you first when you are prepping a new course, coping with...

<p>The end of the fall semester is a brutal time for academics. In this episode, I share a process for re-claiming our full selves as we transition to fall break. We’ll reflect on and practice releasing urgency, slowing...

<p>Join me for a thoughtful conversation with Mariglynn Edlins, academic, artist, social scientist, mother, and amazing human being. Mariglynn reflects on curiosity and creative exploration, the challenges of...

<p>When you encounter tough times in your writing, how do you respond? In this episode, I discuss three writing challenges that you can expect to pop up: when you feel disconnected from writing, when you are lost in the...

<p>In this episode, I share my humane approach to an important but troubled aspect of our academic lives: writing. I offer my framework for creating a sustainable writing lifestyle by focusing on three aspects of your...

<p>In this episode, I share my Good Enough Professor Manifesto and describe what matters to me in higher education. You’ll hear my perspective on the marketing of “academic excellence” in higher ed, the realities of...

<p>What’s “Good Enough”? And who am I? In this first episode, I introduce myself and my concept of “Good Enough” in academic life. You’ll hear about the three influences that shaped how I approach the work of supporting...