Prof Ball and Prof Le reminisce about graduation with two graduating seniors, Emily and Alexandra. Goodbyes are always tough, but exciting for these new graduates everywhere around the world. An episode looking back at four years and looking forward to whatever comes next. Becca running the board this episode.
Last episode of season 1! Look out for season 2 sometime in September.
Professor of Art Mark Allen joins Nick for an episode where they find connections between the disciplines. There are more connections, from career to practice, than you can imagine. Turtles all the way down.
It's a big sandbox, so come and play
On this episode of Prof Talk, we reflect on the value of attending conferences. Tom concludes after attending the annual American Chemical Society conference in San Diego that political science needs to up its swag game. Shoutout to Professor Molarity Mole.
Join us for a conversation about teaching philosophy, course objectives, evaluations, and all the things that make a class work. And learn a little about bioorthogonal chemistry and the agent-structure problem. Also some secret career and life advice at the end of the episode.
A special episode with a live audience where we discuss how we find our joy in higher education. Professor Nicholas Ball (chemistry) and Professor Tom Le (political science) learning from others, rocks, space, chanties, and so many things.
In the second episode of Prof Talk, Professor Nicholas Ball (chemistry) and Professor Tom Le (political science) discuss summer research and transitioning into new academic years. Sophomore Becca shares her thoughts about why a liberal arts education is worth the costs (or not..). Also a little about deterrence in international relations and stoichiometry.
In the first episode of Prof Talk, Professor Nicholas Ball (chemistry) and Professor Tom Le (political science) discuss sabbaticals, soft power, nucleophilic substitution, surviving in the academy, and why come to Pomona College.