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  • Reflections on 1 Year of Podcasting

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    Kevin Anselmo

    One year ago I started my podcast – For Immediate Release (FIR) on Higher Education. That first episode published on December 26, 2013 wasn’t pretty, and not because I didn’t have a terrific guest in IMD Professor Bill Fischer. I was quite overwhelmed by everything that went into producing a good podcast. I recall spending…

  • Episode 23: Social Media and Academic Freedom

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Recent cases of academics posting inflammatory content has led to consequences. Case in point is Steve Salaita. A tenured professor, Salaita was ready to accept a new role University of Illinois. However, his job offer at U of I was rescinded, allegedly because of anti-Semitic tweets. David Guth, a professor at the University of Kansas, posted insensitive tweets about…

  • Where are all the podcasting professors?

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    Kevin Anselmo

    Duncan Green, a strategic advisor for Oxfam GB and author of “From Poverty to Power”, wrote an excellent post “So you’ve written the research report: what else do you need to do to ensure people actually read it?”. Duncan proposes some options and solicits readers to add to his list. This article is definitely worth…