Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University

About Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University

Returning to university for grad school is so intimidating, especially after you’ve been out of school for several years. The worst part? That first essay. In this podcast, university and college administrators discuss what they learned when they wrote their first term paper in the Master’s of higher education program at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).

Publisher

Dr. Grace Karram Stephenson

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   S03E01: Celeste Licorish - Why do students stay in university? Rethinking Persistence and Retention

   Season 3 kicks off with Celeste Licorish, the Manager of Educational Initiatives and Assessment - and passionate student advocate - at McMaster University. We talk about her journey, her work supporting Black students transitioning to university, and the importance of breaking down barriers to higher education. Tune in to hear more about mentorship, access, advocacy, and the people who make a difference in higher education.

2. 

   7 Apr 2026

   S02E07: Maíra Tavares Mendes - University prep-courses as social movement and liberating pedagogy

   In this episode, we sit down with Maíra Tavares Mendes, Assistant Professor at OISE, cross-appointed in both the Educational Leadership & Policy and Higher Education programs. She traces her journey from teaching in Brazil's cursinhos populares to pursuing a Master’s degree in search of a framework for her practice. Confronting a lack of research, she turned to ideas associated with Paulo Freire to reframe these grassroots programs as sites of popular education rather than remedial suppor...

3. 

   4 Mar 2026

   S02E06: Meng Shu - The tense relationship between faculty and staff

   In this episode, we are joined by Meng Shu, a Graduate Programs Strategist for the University of British Columbia's school of biomedical engineering. We talk about the symbiotic - and sometimes divisive - relationship between faculty and staff in universities. Faculty have to manage academic demands, while staff face administrative burdens, which can either be complementary or constraining for either party. Join us as we chat with Meng about what she's learned on the topic, and how we see the...

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• Kamadchi Karunanandan
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• Huma Shaafie
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