Audio Resources

Book chapters

Listen to the preface of Well on Your Way: an assistant professor’s companion. Learn more about the book or purchase it directly.

Meditations

Here you will find meditations catered to the challenges of life in academia. These exercises and practices are intended to offer respite during intense moments, enhance our resilience, and strengthen our ability to respond skillfully to future struggles that arise. Find the full set of meditations here.

This meditative contemplation is specifically designed to help us process the experience of rejection in an academic context, and the many thoughts and feelings that accompany that. Hear more ->

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Episode 2: Prof. Diane Del Guercio & Prof. Jennifer Koski
Episode 2: Prof. Diane Del Guercio & Prof. Jennifer Koski

In this episode, Diane and Jennifer reflect on their lives as assistant professors with young children, as well as their more recent leadership roles. We discuss a wide range of topics, including what it's like to be one of few women in the room, the challenges of balancing parenthood with a career in academia, and how to think about service as a junior faculty member.

Episode 1: Professor Jacquelyn Thomas
Episode 1: Professor Jacquelyn Thomas

In this conversation between old friends, Professor Thomas shares many insights from her academic career including the importance of saying no, the challenges of networking, and the need to find balance.