On today’s episode, we discuss concept of being a parent and being a professor at the same time; exploring how work life has changed after big changes in our personal lives: becoming dads. Also joining today are two special guests/friends/colleagues: Dr. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Taylor and Dr. Amanda Young, who will be able to provide the motherly perspective on parenting in academia.

On today’s episode, Dr. Boyer and Dr. Valenzuela discuss job expectations within academia, especially the unwritten ones. Job postings give you some insight into what the position will entail, but most job postings these days have something towards the end which says “other duties as assigned”, which can be quite vague.

In the very first episode of Raw Academia: Unfiltered and Real, Dr. Boyer and Dr. Valenzuela introduce themselves, joke about their shared academic history, and tackle the topic of Professionalism in higher education.