Dear Grad Student

About Dear Grad Student

A podcast for celebration, commiseration, and support through grad school for the students who are living it (or want to). Join Elana Gloger, a full-time 4th year doctoral student and part-time human, as she chats with fellow grad students about their professional and personal experiences, without taking either too seriously. Episodes include conversations about students' Day in the Life, conversations about Diverse Identities and Racism in Academia, and themed episodes (like, Mental Health in Grad School or Resources for Efficiency). As grad students, we all love what we do, struggle with what we do, need support through what we do, and should be celebrated for what we do and 'Dear Grad Student' is the place for it all.

Publisher

Elana M. Gloger, M.S.

Category

education · leisure · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2020

Latest episode

20 Feb 2023

Latest episodes

86 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Feb 2023

   Blending Passions: Why Art is VITAL to the Study of Science

   On today’s episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 3rd year PhD Student, Moronke Harris, about how to let out the creativity that drives science in different forms. From her deep-sea research on hydrothermal vents to her painting, Moronke shares why she believes blending passions is so important to the process of creating actionable change with her work. Learn all about deep ocean farts, the imaginative scientist, and begin your quest to find the lost archives Elana’s music video...

2. 

   7 Feb 2023

   The Fallout of the 2020 Summer of Racial Reckoning in Grad School & Beyond

   In today's episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Dr. Apryl Alexander to discuss progress made (or not) since the 2020 'Summer of Racial Reckoning' following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others by police. What does it look like to reflect on our privilege, speak about that privilege to uplift others, and bring the safety and well-being of minoritized groups to the forefront of practice? Institutions have shown where and how they “care” about the well-bein...

3. 

   26 Jan 2023

   Team Talk, Lab Meeting, Journal Club #1: The UC Strike & Unionizing

   In this ~special~ episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana speaks with her DGS team members, Aubrey Tingler and William Ota, about the University of California strike, the conditions which drive grad students to strike, & their views on the topic. If you’re a grad student, you've probably been told you're a student when it comes to pay and benefits, & an employee when you try to access student services. This means graduate students are vulnerable to exploitation by universities. On top of...

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