S01E18 – Graduate School with Families, A Listener's Feedback with Questions and Answers Episode

Summary: Trying something new, The Unlikely Academics cohosts interview one of the listeners who offered feedback and wrote a letter to the cohosts providing feedback. That listener was Ms. Hannah Majewski. Ms. Majewski is an undergraduate senior at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay in English Literature with a minor in Ancient Medieval Humanities. Ms. Majewski is a mother of two and was initially a nursing major who shifted to the field of English, where she found her passion. The co-hosts turned the microphone over to Ms. Majewski to ask questions regarding the role of the family in graduate school with a focus on childcare, familial and friend support, funding for non-traditional students, and the various things undergraduates should be doing while enrolled in their undergraduate work. The cohosts shared their experiences with having families while in the graduate school including some tips for ways to navigate the graduate school selection process taking familial life and work/life balance as one of the critical data points in making the decision. The podcast concluded by asking Ms. Majewski about her favorite episode of the podcast series as well as asking how institutions of higher education could do a better job of serving non-traditional students. Twitter handle is @babymedievalist