Summary: In this episode, Leslie Gonzales, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, joins us for a Guest Lecture on the state of the academic job market. She discusses how different institutions have been differentially impacted by the pandemic and describes the implications for various sectors of the academic workforce. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Leslie Gonzales’s Faculty Profile: https://education.msu.edu/search/Formview.aspx?email=gonza645%40msu.edu Leslie Gonzales’s Twitter: @ldgonzales1 Unequal Higher Education: Wealth, Status, and Student Opportunity (Book by Barrett Taylor and Brendan Cantwell): https://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Higher-Education-Opportunity-American/dp/0813593492 Stories by Emma Pettit (Senior Reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education): https://www.chronicle.com/author/emma-pettit The High Public Cost of Low Wages (Center for Labor Studies at UC Berkeley): https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/pdf/2015/the-high-public-cost-of-low-wages.pdf Metcalfe, A. S. & Slaughter, S. (2011). Gender and academic capitalism. In B. J. Bank, (Ed.), Gender and higher education, pp. 13-19. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: https://www.cbpp.org/ AcaDames’ Guest Lecture with Adrianna Kezar (mentioned this episode): https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/2/12/s304-is-the-growth-of-contingent-faculty-a-scam Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning with Itself (Article): https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/inside-the-new-york-times-heated-reckoning-with-itself.html Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning with Itself (Apple News): https://apple.news/nowPlaying/ApZX2lMYpT7q51sKl0wVYIg A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: January 18, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs
