The Academic Issue is your go-to podcast about Canadian academia. Host Kate Kenyon speaks with experts from across Canada’s academic landscape to explore the forces shaping higher education today, and what they mean for you.
The Academic Issue
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The Academic Issue is your go-to podcast about Canadian academia. Host Kate Kenyon speaks with experts from across Canada’s academic landscape to explore the forces shaping higher education today, and what they mean for you.
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Recent Episodes
March 25, 2025
"Hope Labour": The Reality of Sessional Academia
Academic careers have long been associated with stability, prestige, and a clear path from graduate school to tenure. But in today’s universities, an increasing number of scholars find themselves trapped in precarious, low-paid sessional contracts - far from the secure careers they once envisioned. In this episode of The Academic Issue, Dr. Jamie Paris joins Kate to discuss the systemic issues behind unstable employment in academia, drawing from his article The Exploitation Trap of Hope Labour. We explore the emotional and financial toll of "hope labour" and why universities continue to rely on precarious workers - but is real change possible? Recommended reading: https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-exploitation-trap-of-hope-labour/ https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/advice-for-sessionals/ https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/phd-graduates-continue-to-seek-tenure-track-positions-despite-low-odds-says-report/
December 19, 2024
The Public Intellectual: A Conversation with Steven Pinker
Academic Steven Pinker shares insights on the impact of communicating with the public on an academic's work and the role of the public intellectual in today's information age.
August 23, 2024
Under Pressure: Mental Health and the Academic Life
Almost two thirds of Canadian academics experience mental health issues during their career. What is behind this? Kate speaks with Kim Hellemans, a professor at Carleton University, to explore the multiple pressures faced by today’s academic - including the often complex student-supervisor relationship. What duty of pastoral care do faculty have for their students? Are some academics bearing more of the burden of student support than others? And what should faculty do to safeguard their wellbeing against the many strains of the academic life? Cited in this episode: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1052562920958433 https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-art-of-self-improvement/202311/why-are-academics-so-burnt-out https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/how-to-navigate-the-cruelty-of-supervisory-care/ Recommended reading on mental health and academia: Acknowledging the emotional labour of academic work — University Affairs Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated — University Affairs How to navigate the ‘cruelty of supervisory care’ — University Affairs Follow The Academic Issue on Instagram Follow The Academic Issue on X (formerly Twitter)
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