All Episodes
10 – Alden Jones and Beth Bukoski – The Socialization of Queer and Trans Graduate Students - They also discuss the impact of Austin being perceived as an LGBTQ friendly city on graduate students’ school choice. 9 – Carol Fletcher – Transforming Computer Science Education in Texas - Deputy Director of the Center for STEM Education Carol Fletcher joins Talking Eds to talk about how they got WeTeach_CS off the ground by applying their methods of training math and science teachers to computer science. 8 – Beth Bukoski – Navigating Careers in Academia - Clinical Assistant Professor Beth Bukoski joins Talking Eds to discuss options for professors who do not take tenure-track positions at higher education institutions. 7 – Tolga Ozyurtcu – Paying Student Athletes, PyeongChang 2018, and Olympic Bidding - Clinical Assistant Professor Tolga Ozyurtcu joins Talking Eds to discuss topics related to paying student athletes, and what that could mean for collegiate athletics. 6 – Improving Accessibility In The College Application Process with Z. W. Taylor - In this episode, Z. W. Taylor talks about his own application process and the series of small events that ultimately brought him to where he his today. He also details an encounter he had in which he helped a Hmong student navigate the application process, and the barriers he faced. 5 – Danielle Thoma - Danielle Thoma She shares her experience as a first-generation college student, and how she balances working in higher education, graduate school, and starting a family. Episode 4 – The Brofessors: Gooden, Reddick, Childs, and Green - In this episode, they talk about higher education, and how institutions can recruit and retain faculty members of color. Episode 3 – LaToya Smith - LaToya Smith talks with host Jack Weisberger about her path through higher education, working in career services, as Title IX Coordinator, and her new position as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student Services. Episode 2 – Richard Reddick - Associate Professor Richard Reddick joins Talking Eds to discuss the role that mentorship has played in his life and career. Reddick shares with host Jack Weisberger the story of how he ended up at UT Episode 1 – Victor Saenz - Victor Saenz, Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy at the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin stops in this episode of Talking Eds. We discuss his background as an engineering major, how he made his way into higher education, his new role as department chair.